sensitize

sensitize is a 9-letter English word with 5 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To render sensitive, or susceptible of being easily acted on by the actinic rays of the sun; as, sensitized paper or plate. Face value is 18 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 18 · Words With Friends 19 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To render sensitive, or susceptible of being easily acted on by the actinic rays of the sun; as, sensitized paper or plate.
2. verb. make sensitive or aware

   "He was not sensitized to her emotional needs"

   Synonyms: sensibilise, sensibilize, sensify, sensitise

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

   "sensitize the photographic film"

   Synonyms: sensitise

4. verb. make sensitive to a drug or allergen

   "Long-term exposure to this medicine may sensitize you to the allergen"

   Synonyms: sensitise

5. 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"

   Synonyms: sensitise

Synonyms

sensibilise, sensibilize, sensify, sensitise

Common word forms

sensitized, sensitizer, sensitizes, sensitizing

Words from these letters

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