sen
si
tize
Third Person
sensitizes
Present Participle
sensitizing
Past Tense
sensitized
Past Participle
sensitized
1
to make someone more aware or responsive to a particular issue, feeling, or situation
- The campaign aims to sensitize the public about climate change.
- The workshop is designed to sensitize employees to workplace diversity.
- The documentary was created to sensitize viewers to the impact of pollution.
- The program seeks to sensitize people to the needs of the elderly.
- The book is meant to sensitize readers to the realities of poverty.
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2
make (a material) sensitive to light, often of a particular colour, by coating it with a photographic emulsion
3
make sensitive to a drug or allergen
4
cause to sense; make sensitive
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