sensitize
/ˈsɛnsɪtaɪz/
verb
- To make someone or something more aware of or responsive to a particular issue, feeling, or situation.
- The campaign tried to sensitize the public to the dangers of distracted driving.
- The workshop aims to sensitize employees to the needs of coworkers with disabilities.
- Reading stories about different cultures can sensitize children to the value of diversity.
- To make a material or substance reactive to light, heat, or other stimuli, especially in photography or science.
- Special coatings sensitize the sensor to infrared light.
- Photographers used chemicals to sensitize the film before taking pictures.
- The lab technician learned how to sensitize the paper for the experiment.
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