sensitize

1. (verb) make sensitive or aware; "He was not sensitized to her emotional needs"
Synonyms: sensibilize, sensify
Related Words: alter, change
Antonyms: desensitize

2. (verb) 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"
Related Words: anesthesize, excite, photosensitize, stimulate, stir
Antonyms: desensitize



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