English verb: sensitise | |||
1. | sensitise (perception) cause to sense; make sensitive | ||
Samples | She sensitized me with respect to gender differences in this traditional male-dominated society. My tongue became sensitized to good wine. | ||
Synonyms | sensitize | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | excite, photosensitise, photosensitize, stimulate, stir | ||
Cause | feel, sense | ||
Antonyms | desensitise, desensitize | ||
2. | sensitise (change) make sensitive to a drug or allergen | ||
Samples | Long-term exposure to this medicine may sensitize you to the allergen. | ||
Synonyms | sensitize | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
3. | sensitise (change) make (a material) sensitive to light, often of a particular colour, by coating it with a photographic emulsion | ||
Samples | Sensitize the photographic film. | ||
Synonyms | sensitize | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
Domain category | photography, picture taking | ||
4. | sensitise (change) make sensitive or aware | ||
Samples | He was not sensitized to her emotional needs. | ||
Synonyms | sensibilise, sensibilize, sensify, sensitize | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
Antonyms | desensitise, desensitize | ||