(BrE also sensitise) verb [VN] [usuallypassive]
1 ~ sb/sth (to sth) to make sb/sth more aware of sth, especially a problem or sth bad:
People are becoming more sensitized to the dangers threatening the environment.
2 (technical) to treat a material or piece of equipment so that it will be sensitive to physical or chemical changes:
Anxious people can become acutely sensitized to their bodies, noticing and focussing on minor bodily changes.
sensitization, sensitisation noun [U]
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