from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
sensitise
v 1: 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" [syn: {sensitize}, {sensitise}] [ant: {desensitise},
{desensitize}]
2: make sensitive to a drug or allergen; "Long-term exposure to
this medicine may sensitize you to the allergen" [syn:
{sensitize}, {sensitise}]
3: make (a material) sensitive to light, often of a particular
colour, by coating it with a photographic emulsion;
"sensitize the photographic film" [syn: {sensitize},
{sensitise}]
4: make sensitive or aware; "He was not sensitized to her
emotional needs" [syn: {sensitize}, {sensitise}, {sensify},
{sensibilize}, {sensibilise}] [ant: {desensitise},
{desensitize}]