sensitize

English Thesaurus

1. make sensitive or aware (verb.change)

hypernym	:	alter, change, modify, alter, change, modify,
definition	:	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change)

2. make (a material) sensitive to light, often of a particular colour, by coating it with a photographic emulsion (verb.change)

domain category	:	photography, picture taking,
definition	:	the act of taking and printing photographs (noun.act)

3. make sensitive to a drug or allergen (verb.change)

hypernym	:	alter, change, modify,
definition	:	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change)

4. cause to sense; make sensitive (verb.perception)

hyponym	:	photosensitise, photosensitize,
definition	:	make (an organism or substance) sensitive to the influence of radiant energy and especially light (verb.perception)

hyponym	:	excite, stimulate, stir,
definition	:	stir feelings in (verb.perception)

cause	:	feel, sense,
definition	:	perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles (verb.perception)

5. make sensitive or aware (verb.change)

antonym	:	desensitise, desensitize,
definition	:	make insensitive (verb.change)

derivation	:	sensation, sense, sensory faculty, sentience, sentiency,
definition	:	the faculty through which the external world is apprehended (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	sense,
definition	:	a general conscious awareness (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	sensitisation, sensitization,
definition	:	(psychology) the process of becoming highly sensitive to specific events or situations (especially emotional events or situations) (noun.process)

6. make (a material) sensitive to light, often of a particular colour, by coating it with a photographic emulsion (verb.change)

derivation	:	sensitiser, sensitizer,
definition	:	(chemistry) a substance other than a catalyst that facilitates the start of a catalytic reaction (noun.substance)

7. make sensitive to a drug or allergen (verb.change)

derivation	:	sensitisation, sensitising, sensitization, sensitizing,
definition	:	rendering an organism sensitive to a serum by a series of injections (noun.act)

derivation	:	sensitisation, sensitization,
definition	:	the state of being sensitive (as to an antigen) (noun.state)

derivation	:	sensitiser, sensitizer,
definition	:	(chemistry) a substance other than a catalyst that facilitates the start of a catalytic reaction (noun.substance)

8. cause to sense; make sensitive (verb.perception)

antonym	:	desensitise, desensitize,
definition	:	cause not to be sensitive (verb.perception)

9. make sensitive or aware (verb.change)

antonym	:	desensitise, desensitize,
definition	:	make insensitive (verb.change)

derivation	:	sensation, sense, sensory faculty, sentience, sentiency,
definition	:	the faculty through which the external world is apprehended (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	sense,
definition	:	a general conscious awareness (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	sensitisation, sensitization,
definition	:	(psychology) the process of becoming highly sensitive to specific events or situations (especially emotional events or situations) (noun.process)

10. make (a material) sensitive to light, often of a particular colour, by coating it with a photographic emulsion (verb.change)

derivation	:	sensitiser, sensitizer,
definition	:	(chemistry) a substance other than a catalyst that facilitates the start of a catalytic reaction (noun.substance)

11. make sensitive to a drug or allergen (verb.change)

derivation	:	sensitisation, sensitising, sensitization, sensitizing,
definition	:	rendering an organism sensitive to a serum by a series of injections (noun.act)

derivation	:	sensitisation, sensitization,
definition	:	the state of being sensitive (as to an antigen) (noun.state)

derivation	:	sensitiser, sensitizer,
definition	:	(chemistry) a substance other than a catalyst that facilitates the start of a catalytic reaction (noun.substance)

12. cause to sense; make sensitive (verb.perception)

antonym	:	desensitise, desensitize,
definition	:	cause not to be sensitive (verb.perception)