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verb
hy·per·sen·si·tize
ˌhī-pər-ˈsen(t)-sə-ˌtīz
variants
also British hypersensitise
hypersensitized; hypersensitizing
: to cause extreme or excessive sensitivity in : to make (something or someone) hypersensitive
hypersensitization
ˌhī-pər-ˌsen(t)-sə-tə-ˈzā-shən
noun
-ˌsen(t)s-tə-ˈzā-
also British hypersensitisation
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