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• make sensitive or aware

  synonym	sensibilisesensibilizesensifysensitise
  antonym	desensitize
  derivation	sensitization
  exemplifies	American spelling
  other	sensitization
  hypernym	alterchangemodify

• make (a material) sensitive to light, often of a particular colour, by coating it with a photographic emulsion

  synonym	sensitise
  exemplifies	American spelling
  domain topic	photographypicture taking
  hypernym	alterchangemodify

• make sensitive to a drug or allergen

  synonym	sensitise
  derivation	sensitizationsensitizer
  exemplifies	American spelling
  other	sensitizationsensitizer
  hypernym	alterchangemodify

• cause to sense; make sensitive

  synonym	sensitise
  antonym	desensitize
  exemplifies	American spelling
  causes	feelsense
  hyponym	excitephotosensitisephotosensitizestimulatestir