Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to sensitize
Participle: sensitized
Gerund: sensitizing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | sensitize |
| you | sensitize |
| he;she;it | sensitizes |
| we | sensitize |
| you | sensitize |
| they | sensitize |
Perfect
| I | have sensitized |
| you | have sensitized |
| he;she;it | has sensitized |
| we | have sensitized |
| you | have sensitized |
| they | have sensitized |
Past
| I | sensitized |
| you | sensitized |
| he;she;it | sensitized |
| we | sensitized |
| you | sensitized |
| they | sensitized |
Pluperfect
| I | had sensitized |
| you | had sensitized |
| he;she;it | had sensitized |
| we | had sensitized |
| you | had sensitized |
| they | had sensitized |
Future
| I | will sensitize |
| you | will sensitize |
| he;she;it | will sensitize |
| we | will sensitize |
| you | will sensitize |
| they | will sensitize |
Future Perfect
| I | will have sensitized |
| you | will have sensitized |
| he;she;it | will have sensitized |
| we | will have sensitized |
| you | will have sensitized |
| they | will have sensitized |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | sensitize |
| you | sensitize |
| he;she;it | sensitize |
| we | sensitize |
| you | sensitize |
| they | sensitize |
Perfect
| I | have sensitized |
| you | have sensitized |
| he;she;it | have sensitized |
| we | have sensitized |
| you | have sensitized |
| they | have sensitized |
Imperfect
| I | sensitized |
| you | sensitized |
| he;she;it | sensitized |
| we | sensitized |
| you | sensitized |
| they | sensitized |
Pluperfect
| I | had sensitized |
| you | had sensitized |
| he;she;it | had sensitized |
| we | had sensitized |
| you | had sensitized |
| they | had sensitized |
Conditional
Present
| I | would sensitize |
| you | would sensitize |
| he;she;it | would sensitize |
| we | would sensitize |
| you | would sensitize |
| they | would sensitize |
Perfect
| I | would have sensitized |
| you | would have sensitized |
| he;she;it | would have sensitized |
| we | would have sensitized |
| you | would have sensitized |
| they | would have sensitized |
Imperative
| you | sensitize |
| we | Let's sensitize |
| you | sensitize |
Verbs conjugated like 'sensitize'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'sensitize'
densitize,
sensitise,
desensitize,
entitize,
resensitize,
sanitize,
senilize,
sunnitize,
annuitize,
censorize,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. English sensitive
3. Proto-Indo-European *-id-
4. Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
5. Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
6. Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
7. Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.
8. Late Latin -izōder.
9. Middle French -iserbor.
10. Middle English -isen
11. English -ize
12. English sensitize
13. From sensitive + -ize.
Sample Sentences
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Anaphylaxis is the syndrome elicited in a hypersensitive subject upon subsequent exposure to the sensitizing antigen. [1999, Michael A. Kaliner, “12: Anaphylaxis”, in Marianne Frieri, Brett Kettelhut, editors, Food Hypersensitivity and Adverse Reactions, page 257:]
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Great emphasis should be placed on sensitizing the hands to the feel of the water, and the hands should remain sensitized throughout the workout.[…]Swimmers should sensitize the hands at the beginning of every workout by swimming the first 200 meters with their fists tightly clenched. [2002, Cecil Colwin, Breakthrough Swimming, page 117:]
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BRCA1 sensitizes cells to apoptosis induced by antimicrotubulin agents like taxanes and vinca alkaloids and also abrogates the effect of DNA-damaging agents like cisplatin and etoposide [ 41 ]. [2012 September 19, Alphy Rose-James, Sreelekha TT, “Molecular Markers with Predictive and Prognostic Relevance in Lung Cancer”, in Lung cancer international, volume 2012, →DOI:]
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Again, I strongly recommend that you sensitize your collodion-coated plates in a tank, rather than a tray, as it is safer, cleaner, and more process-efficient. [2015, Christopher James, The Book of Alternative Photographic Processes, page 441:]
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Ever since the burglary, we've been more sensitized to home security issues.
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At least two stations have been sensitized towards the position gay media professionals […] have to take to protect their job security. [1974 April 13, “Media Message”, in Gay Community News, page 8:]