sensitizing

Definitions of sensitizing

1. adjective

   making susceptible or sensitive to either physical or emotional stimuli
   synonyms: sensitising

   antonyms:

   desensitizing

   making less susceptible or sensitive to either physical or emotional stimuli

   numbing

   causing numbness or insensitivity
2. noun

   rendering an organism sensitive to a serum by a series of injections
   synonyms: sensitisation, sensitising, sensitization

   type of:

   immunisation, immunization

   the act of making immune (especially by inoculation)