Meanings
verbsensibilize (third-person singular simple present sensibilizes, present participle sensibilizing, simple past and past participle sensibilized)
present singular third person sensibilizes · participle present sensibilizing · participle past sensibilized · past sensibilized
- nonstandardnon-native speakers' EnglishTo sensitize.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
Probably from older English senses of sensible and from semantically and formally related verbs in other languages like French sensibiliser, Spanish sensibilizar, etc.
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APA
sensibilize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sensibilize
MLA
“sensibilize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sensibilize. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sensibilize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sensibilize.
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