Source : WordNet®

sensitise
     v 1: cause 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" [syn: {sensitize}] [ant: {desensitize}, {desensitize}]
     2: make sensitive to a drug or allergen; "Long-term exposure to
        this medicine may sensitize you to the allergen" [syn: {sensitize}]
     3: make (a material) sensitive to light, often of a particular
        colour, by coating it with a photographic emulsion;
        "sensitize the photographic film" [syn: {sensitize}]
     4: make sensitive or aware; "He was not sensitized to her
        emotional needs" [syn: {sensitize}, {sensify}, {sensibilize},
         {sensibilise}] [ant: {desensitize}]