sensitise

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	sensitise - 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" sensitize photosensitise, photosensitize - make (an organism or substance) sensitive to the influence of radiant energy and especially light excite, stir, stimulate - stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions" desensitise, desensitize - cause not to be sensitive; "The war desensitized many soldiers"; "The photographic plate was desensitized"
	2.	sensitise - make sensitive to a drug or allergen; "Long-term exposure to this medicine may sensitize you to the allergen" sensitize alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
	3.	sensitise - make (a material) sensitive to light, often of a particular colour, by coating it with a photographic emulsion; "sensitize the photographic film" sensitize photography, picture taking - the act of taking and printing photographs alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
	4.	sensitise - make sensitive or aware; "He was not sensitized to her emotional needs" sensibilise, sensibilize, sensify, sensitize alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"