sen·si·tize also Brit sen·si·tise 
/ˈsɛnsəˌtaɪz/ verb
sen·si·tiz·es; sen·si·tized; sen·si·tiz·ing /ˈsɛnsəˌtaɪz/ verb [+ obj] : to make (someone or something) sensitive or more sensitive: such as a : to make (someone) more aware of something — usually + to ▪ The program is intended to sensitize students to the dangers of drug use.
b medical : to cause (someone) to become sensitive to a substance and to react to it in a bad way — usually + to — usually used as (be) sensitized ▪ If you have become sensitized to an allergen, even an extremely small amount of the allergen in your environment can trigger an attack.
b medical : to cause (someone) to become sensitive to a substance and to react to it in a bad way — usually + to — usually used as (be) sensitized ▪ If you have become sensitized to an allergen, even an extremely small amount of the allergen in your environment can trigger an attack.
— sen·si·ti·za·tion also Brit sen·si·ti·sa·tion /ˌsɛnsətəˈzeɪʃən, Brit ˌsɛnsəˌtaɪˈzeɪʃən/ noun [noncount]
/ˌsɛnsətəˈzeɪʃən, Brit ˌsɛnsəˌtaɪˈzeɪʃən/ noun [noncount]
