sensitize

A verb used to indicate the act of making someone or something more aware, responsive, or sensitive to a particular stimulus, issue, or condition.

ruГлагол, используемый для обозначения действия, делающего кого-то или что-то более осведомлённым, восприимчивым или чувствительным к определённому стимулу, проблеме или состоянию.esVerbo que se usa para indicar la acción de hacer que alguien o algo sea más consciente, receptivo o sensible a un estímulo, problema o situación determinados.frVerbe désignant l'action de rendre quelqu'un ou quelque chose plus conscient, réceptif ou sensible à un stimulus, un problème ou un état donné.deVerb, das bezeichnet, jemanden oder etwas für einen bestimmten Reiz, ein Problem oder einen Zustand empfänglicher, aufmerksamer oder sensibler zu machen.ptVerbo usado para indicar a ação de tornar alguém ou algo mais consciente, receptivo ou sensível a um determinado estímulo, problema ou condição.zh使某人或某物对某种刺激、问题或状况变得更加敏感、易感或有所觉察的动词。arفعل يُستخدم للدلالة على جعل شخص أو شيء أكثر وعيًا أو تقبّلًا أو حساسية لمؤثر أو مشكلة أو حالة معينة.

1. Make aware or sensitive B2 formal

   To cause someone to become more aware or responsive to a particular issue, feeling, or situation.

   • The campaign aims to sensitize the public to the dangers of plastic pollution.
   • Workshops are held to sensitize employees about workplace harassment.
   • We need to sensitize children to the needs of others from an early age.

   ruПовышать осведомленностьessensibilizarfrsensibiliserdeSensibilisierenptConscientizarzh提高意识arإذكاء الوعي

   Sinônimos: acquaintalerteducateenlightenfamiliarizeinform

   Antônimos: desensitizenumb

2. Cause to sense C1 formal scientific

   To make a person or organism more responsive to sensory stimuli.

   • The training sensitized the dogs to detect explosives.
   • Repeated exposure can sensitize the skin to touch.
   • The experiment sensitized the subjects to subtle changes in temperature.

   ruСделать чувствительнымessensibilizarfrsensibiliserdeEmpfindlich machenptTornar sensívelzh使敏感arجعل حساسًا

   Sinônimos: heightenquickensharpenstimulate

   Antônimos: desensitize

3. Make sensitive to a substance C1 formal medical

   To cause an organism to become more reactive to a drug, allergen, or other chemical agent.

   • Repeated use of the cream can sensitize the skin to the active ingredient.
   • The patient was sensitized to penicillin after a previous allergic reaction.
   • Pollen can sensitize the immune system over time.

   ruВызвать чувствительностьesSensibilizar a una sustanciafrsensibiliserdeSensibilisierung bewirkenptSensibilizarzh使敏感化arإحداث التحسس

   Antônimos: desensitize

4. Make photosensitive C1 formal technical

   To treat a material, such as film or paper, so that it becomes sensitive to light, often for photographic purposes.

   • The technician sensitized the photographic paper in a darkroom.
   • To capture the image, the plate must be sensitized with a light-sensitive emulsion.
   • The film is sensitized to blue light for this particular process.

   ruСделать светочувствительнымesFotosensibilizarfrsensibiliserdeLichtempfindlich machenptTornar fotossensívelzh使感光arجعل المادة حساسة للضوء

   Sinônimos: photosensitize

• sensitized past participle
• sensitized past simple
• sensitizing present participle
• sensitizes third person singular