sensitizing

Definitions

The process of making an organism or tissue reactive to a specific foreign agent or allergen.

The act of making someone more aware of or responsive to certain social, political, or emotional issues.

The process of coating a photographic film or plate to make it responsive to light.

Examples

The workshop focused on sensitizing employees to the challenges faced by individuals with disabilities.

Repeated exposure to the chemical is sensitizing the skin, leading to an allergic reaction.

Synonyms

awakening alerting priming conditioning sharpening familiarizing inuring

Antonyms

desensitizing numbing dulling deadening anesthetizing blunting oblivious