Meanings
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of sensitize
adjectivesensitized (comparative more sensitized, superlative most sensitized)
comparative more sensitized · superlative most sensitized
- Made sensitive, especially to some specific agent.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivehaving an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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APA
sensitized. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sensitized
MLA
“sensitized.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sensitized. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sensitized,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sensitized.
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