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 sen·si·tize /ˈsɛn(t)səˌtaɪz/
 (vt.)使敏感,使具有感光性(vi.)變敏感,敏化

 sen·si·tize /ˈsɛn(t)səˌtaɪz/ 及物動詞
 致敏,使過敏

 Sen·si·tize v. t. Photog. To render sensitive, or susceptible of being easily acted on by the actinic rays of the sun; as, sensitized paper or plate.
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 sensitize
      v 1: make sensitive or aware; "He was not sensitized to her
           emotional needs" [syn: sensitise, sensify, sensibilize,
            sensibilise] [ant: desensitize]
      2: 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: sensitise] [ant: desensitize, desensitize]
      3: make sensitive to a drug or allergen; "Long-term exposure to
         this medicine may sensitize you to the allergen" [syn: sensitise]
      4: make (a material) sensitive to light, often of a particular
         colour, by coating it with a photographic emulsion;
         "sensitize the photographic film" [syn: sensitise]