sensitized
/ˈsɛnsətaɪzd/
adjective
- Made more aware or responsive to something, especially a particular issue or situation.
- The documentary sensitized viewers to the challenges faced by refugees.
- A sensitized public is more likely to support environmental protection laws.
- After the training, the staff became sensitized to the needs of disabled customers.
- Made reactive to a substance (such as an allergen) through prior exposure.
- Laboratory animals can be sensitized to a chemical to test for allergic responses.
- Once sensitized to bee venom, a person may have a severe allergic reaction to future stings.
- The patient's skin became sensitized to nickel after wearing cheap jewelry.
- Treated with a light-sensitive chemical, as in photography or printing.
- Early photographers used sensitized glass plates instead of film.
- The sensitized paper was exposed to light through a negative to create a print.
- The printer coated the metal plate with a sensitized emulsion.
Synonyms
verb
- Past tense of sensitize: made someone or something more aware or responsive.
- Her travels sensitized her to the beauty of diverse traditions.
- The campaign sensitized the community to the importance of recycling.
- The workshop sensitized the team to cultural differences in the workplace.
- Past tense of sensitize: made a substance or organism reactive to a stimulus.
- The process sensitized the photographic paper to blue light.
- The chemical sensitized the skin, causing a rash upon later contact.
- Repeated exposure sensitized the mice to the allergen.