Sensitize Synonyms and Antonyms

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Synonyms for Sensitize

sharpen
To make sharp
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sensibilise
make sensitive or aware
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stimulate
To rouse to action or increased activity; excite:
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sensibilize
make sensitive or aware
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refine
To use precise distinctions and subtlety in thought or speech.
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sensitise
Alternative spelling of sensitize.
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sensify
make sensitive or aware
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Antonyms for Sensitize

desensitize
(Med.) To make (a person, animal, or tissue) nonreactive or nonallergic to a substance by removing the antibodies from sensitized cells
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Words Related to Sensitize

excite
To arouse strong feeling in:
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animate
To stimulate to action or creative effort; inspire
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Find another word for sensitize. In this page you can discover 11 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for sensitize, like: sharpen, desensitize, excite, sensibilise, stimulate, sensibilize, hypersensitive, refine, sensitise, sensify and animate.
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Sensitize Sentence Examples

  • Soy formula may sensitize an infant to legumes, and therefore to peanuts.

  • Its aim is to sensitize the student to the creative relationship existing between an object and space within an urban environment.

  • Does not sensitize the fabric to damage by light or other influences.

  • Simply put, chromium works directly to sensitize your insulin receptors.

  • Some of the chemicals released sensitize pain nerve endings, causing the affected area to become itchy and sensitive.

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