Meanwhile, for the hay fever sufferer this season, shots to desensitize, or immunize, him against the pollens are the best that can be offered (Science News Letter).
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sen|si|tize — «SEHN suh tyz», transitive verb, tid, tiz|ing. 1. to make sensitive. Camera films have been sensitized to light. 2. Immunology. to make unusually sensitive to a protein or other substance by repeated injections … Useful english dictionary
hy|per|sen|si|tize — «HY puhr SEHN suh tyz», transitive verb, tized, tiz|ing. to treat (a substance) so as to make it hypersensitive: »to hypersensitize film. –hy´per|sen´si|ti|za´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
hy|po|sen|si|tize — «HY puh SEHN suh tyz, HIHP oh », transitive verb, tized, tiz|ing. = desensitize. (Cf. ↑desensitize) … Useful english dictionary
pho|to|sen|si|tize — «FOH toh SEHN suh tyz», transitive verb, tized, tiz|ing. to make sensitive to the action of light; make photosensitive … Useful english dictionary
sen·si·tize — … Useful english dictionary
sen — sen·sa·tion; sen·sa·tion·al; sen·sa·tion·al·ism; sen·sa·tion·al·ist; sen·sa·tion·al·is·tic; sen·sa·tion·al·ize; sen·sa·tion·al·ly; sen·sa·tion·ism; sen·sa·tion·less; sen·sa·to·ry; sen·si·bil·ia; sen·si·bil·i·sin; sen·si·bil·i·tist;… … English syllables
de·sen·si·tize — … Useful english dictionary
tize — ac·cli·ma·tize; ac·e·tize; achro·ma·tize; am·or·tize; am·or·tize·ment; am·phib·o·li·tize; an·a·bap·tize; an·a·gram·ma·tize; anath·e·ma·tize; ane·ma·tize; anes·the·tize; aph·e·tize; apos·ta·tize; aq·uo·tize; ar·gu·men·tize; aro·ma·tize;… … English syllables
de|sen´si|tiz´er — de|sen|si|tize «dee SEHN suh tyz», transitive verb, tized, tiz|ing. 1. to make less sensitive. 2. Photography. to make less sensitive to light. 3. Medicine. to reduce or eliminate the sensitivity of (a person, organism, organ, or tissue): » … Useful english dictionary
hy´per|sen´si|ti|za´tion — hy|per|sen|si|tize «HY puhr SEHN suh tyz», transitive verb, tized, tiz|ing. to treat (a substance) so as to make it hypersensitive: »to hypersensitize film. –hy´per|sen´si|ti|za´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
