cause to sense; make sensitive; "She sensitized me with
respect to gender differences in this traditional male- dominated society"; "My tongue became sensitized to good wine" Synonym(s):sensitize, sensitise Antonym(s):desensitise, desensitize
make sensitive to a drug or allergen; "Long-term exposure to this medicine may sensitize you to the allergen" Synonym(s):sensitize, sensitise
make (a material) sensitive to light, often of a particular colour, by coating it with a photographic emulsion; "sensitize the photographic film" Synonym(s):sensitize, sensitise