Definitions
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- verb Alternative spelling of
sensitize .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb make (a material) sensitive to light, often of a particular colour, by coating it with a photographic emulsion
- verb make sensitive or aware
- verb make sensitive to a drug or allergen
- verb cause to sense; make sensitive
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Examples
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Ditshoke said he had met with the residents towards the end of last year to "sensitise" them to the upcoming renovations and the procedures that would be followed.
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"Biya and his group have impoverished Cameroonians so as to be able to easily buy them afterwards," he said, vowing to "sensitise" the population "to the actions of the RDPC".
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Government must "sensitise" the judiciary on the implementation of its affirmative action policy, National African Chamber of Commerce labour spokesman Aubrey Tshalata said on Tuesday.
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The action was intended to "sensitise" politicians, communities, churches and others to the province's problems.
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Congress national executive committee member Frene Ginwala, had agreed to "sensitise" members against the type of behaviour which led to NP complaints.
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Liberation Organisation (PLO), all members of the Organisation for African Unity, help to "sensitise" Gulf states about South
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While central paramilitary forces are insisting that jawans stick to the existing safety guidelines, police have decided to "sensitise" personnel on maintaining confidentiality while patrolling areas with substantial Maoist presence.
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"Despite our attempts to sensitise the US administration about the consequences of such incidents, there seems no let up," a MEA official told Tehelka, an English-language periodical there.
HUFFPOST HILL - Former Ensign Aide Indicted Eliot Nelson 2011
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"Despite our attempts to sensitise the US administration about the consequences of such incidents, there seems no let up," a MEA official told Tehelka, an English-language periodical there.
HUFFPOST HILL - Former Ensign Aide Indicted Eliot Nelson 2011
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Some of them started training programmes to sensitise employees regarding LGBT rights several years ago, but there was hesitation over whether this would be socially acceptable.
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