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Meaning of sensitise

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  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}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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