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sensitizing

adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

That sensitizes

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of sensitize

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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3

adjective

Meaning 3

making susceptible or sensitive to either physical or emotional stimuli

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sensitising

Antonyms: desensitizing

4

noun

Meaning 4

rendering an organism sensitive to a serum by a series of injections

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sensitising, sensitization, sensitisation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: immunization, immunisation

History

Etymology

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