sensitized

sen·si·tize  (sns-tz)

v. sen·si·tized, sen·si·tiz·ing, sen·si·tiz·es

v.tr.

1. To make sensitive: "The polarity principle . . . sensitizes the observer to the coexistence of seemingly contradictory phenomena" (Heinz Eulau).

2. To make (a film or plate) sensitive to light, especially to light of a specific wavelength.

3. To make hypersensitive or reactive to an antigen, such as pollen, especially by a second or repeated exposure.

v.intr.

To become sensitive or hypersensitive.

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[sensit(ive) + -ize.]

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sensi·ti·zation (-t-zshn) n.

sensi·tizer n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

sensitized - having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor); "allergic children"; "hypersensitive to pollen" hypersensitised, hypersensitive, hypersensitized, sensitised, supersensitised, supersensitive, supersensitized, allergic susceptible - (often followed by `of' or `to') yielding readily to or capable of; "susceptible to colds"; "susceptible of proof"

Translations

sensitized [ˈsensɪtaɪzd] ADJ → sensibilizado

sensitized [ˈsɛnsɪˌtaɪzd] adj → sensibilizzato/a

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sensitized [ˈsɛnsɪˌtaɪzd] adj → sensibilizzato/a