sensitize

sen·si·tize

vt

sen·si·tized also British sen·si·tisedsen·si·tiz·ing also British sen·si·tis·ing

Definition of SENSITIZE

: to make sensitive or hypersensitive <the patient was sensitized to the drug>

Variants of SENSITIZE

sen·si·tize also British sen·si·tise \ˈsen(t)-sə-ˌtīz\