hypersensitize
verb
hy·per·sen·si·tize
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variants:
also British hypersensitise
hypersensitized;
hypersensitizing
Definition of hypersensitize
: to cause extreme or excessive sensitivity in : to make (something or someone) hypersensitive
hypersensitize tumor cells to chemotherapeutic agents … subdued by censorship and hypersensitized by inherited and actual grievances.— Joseph O'Neill Ironically, these painkillers can even end up hypersensitizing people to pain.— Emily Yoffe
Other Words from hypersensitize
hypersensitization
\ ˌhī-pər-ˌsen(t)-sə-tə-ˈzā-shən
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also British hypersensitisation
noun
, -ˌsen(t)s-tə-ˈzā- \
also British hypersensitisation
noun
central nervous system hypersensitization
hypersensitization of film for astronomical photography
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hypersensitize
transitive verb
hy·per·sen·si·tize
variants:
also British hypersensitise \ -ˈsen(t)-sə-ˌtīz
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hypersensitized
also British hypersensitised;
hypersensitizing
also British hypersensitising
Medical Definition of hypersensitize
: to make hypersensitive