photosensitize

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verb

to make something photosensitive

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photosensitise
OriginEnglish sensitize ← Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-) ← Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos →
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Meanings

verbphotosensitize (third-person singular simple present photosensitizes, present participle photosensitizing, simple past and past participle photosensitized)

present singular third person photosensitizes · participle present photosensitizing · participle past photosensitized · past photosensitized

  1. transitiveto make something photosensitive

Synonyms & antonyms

verbmake (an organism or substance) sensitive to the influence of radiant energy and especially light

Similar
photosensitise
Broader
sensitizesensitise

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  4. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  5. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  6. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  7. Englishphoto-
  8. Englishsensitize
  9. Englishphotosensitize

From photo- + sensitize.

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Cite this entry
APA

photosensitize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photosensitize

MLA

“photosensitize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photosensitize. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photosensitize,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photosensitize.

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