sensitize
sensitize Lexical Profile
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• verb
To make someone aware of and responsive to certain ideas, feelings, or situations.
"The workshop was designed to sensitize managers to the challenges faced by remote employees."
To cause an organism, cell, or tissue to react abnormally or hypersensitively to a substance, allergen, or stimulus, typically through repeated exposure.
"Repeated contact with latex gloves can sensitize the skin and trigger a severe allergic reaction."
To make a photographic film, plate, or paper sensitive to light or radiant energy by treating it with chemicals.
"Early photographers used silver nitrate solutions to sensitize glass plates before capturing an image."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Coined in the mid-19th century, originally in the field of photography to describe making paper sensitive to light, from the stem of 'sensitive' (from Latin 'sentire', meaning 'to feel') plus the verb-forming suffix '-ize'.