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- verb Present participle of
sensitize . - adjective That
sensitizes
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun rendering an organism sensitive to a serum by a series of injections
- adjective making susceptible or sensitive to either physical or emotional stimuli
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Examples
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Black Consciousness as a concept did play a role in sensitizing the students.
'I Saw a Nightmare …' Doing Violence to Memory: The Soweto Uprising, June 16, 1976 2005
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Depending on the frequency, repetitive TMS has long-term sensitizing or inhibitory effects, in principle allowing doctors to “rewire” the brain.
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Senior industrial relations manager Mzi Mganu said management had been "sensitizing" government to the problems of closing the parastatals.
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There were, on average, 10 "sensitizing" chemicals per product, which could trigger allergic reactions.
Ottawa Sun 2010
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• A blind man has developed the capacity of his visual cortex by sensitizing it to the sound waves that bounce off objects well enough to ride a dirt bike through the woods.
Jeffrey Hollender: PopTech 2011: Food for the Mind and the Spirit Jeffrey Hollender 2011
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The danger is that adopting what might be called an ‘exotic tales methodology’ in design will result in descriptions that offer up little more than ‘scenic features’ of action and interaction for consideration, thus sensitizing designers to little more than the grossly observable features of a setting or culture.
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Early exposure may actually have a protective effect, rather than a sensitizing effect.
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As IT becomes a critical resource for many companies, and the business environment becomes increasingly volatile and global, sensitizing an organization to black-swan events can help in effective risk and crisis management.
Making Sense of It All: Getting Knowledge From Information Michael Totty 2011
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The light-sensitizing genes are injected into the affected tissue beforehand.
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• A blind man has developed the capacity of his visual cortex by sensitizing it to the sound waves that bounce off objects well enough to ride a dirt bike through the woods.
Jeffrey Hollender: PopTech 2011: Food for the Mind and the Spirit Jeffrey Hollender 2011
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