Verbs

(v)sensitize, sensitisecause to sense; make sensitive“She sensitized me with respect to gender differences in this traditional male-dominated society”, “My tongue became sensitized to good wine”
(v)sensitize, sensitisemake sensitive to a drug or allergen“Long-term exposure to this medicine may sensitize you to the allergen”
(v)sensitize, sensitisemake (a material) sensitive to light, often of a particular colour, by coating it with a photographic emulsion“sensitize the photographic film”
(v)sensitize, sensitise, sensify, sensibilize, sensibilisemake sensitive or aware“He was not sensitized to her emotional needs”