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sensitise

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sensitise verb

  1. To make (someone or something) sensitive or responsive to certain stimuli.
  2. To make (someone) increasingly aware of, in a concerned or sensitive way.“Ever since the burglary, we've been more sensitized to home security issues.”
  3. To render capable of being acted on by actinic rays of light.

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familiarizesensitizeawarenessheightenalertraisemakeinformeducatesensibilizesensitise

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