hypersensitize

[ hahy-per-sen-si-tahyz ]
/ ˌhaɪ pərˈsɛn sɪˌtaɪz /

verb (used with object), hy·per·sen·si·tized, hy·per·sen·si·tiz·ing.

Photography. to treat (a film or emulsion) so as to increase its speed.
Pathology. to strongly heighten a reaction upon reexposure to a particular antigen.
Also especially British, hy·per·sen·si·tise.

Origin of hypersensitize

First recorded in 1895–1900; hypersensit(ive) + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM hypersensitize

hy·per·sen·si·ti·za·tion, noun

Words nearby hypersensitize

hypersecretion, hypersecretory, hypersensitive, hypersensitivity, hypersensitization, hypersensitize, hypersexual, hypersomnia, hypersonic, hyperspace, hypersphere

British Dictionary definitions for hypersensitization

hypersensitize

hypersensitise

/ (ˌhaɪpəˈsɛnsɪˌtaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to treat (a photographic emulsion), usually after manufacture and shortly before exposure, to increase its speed

Derived forms of hypersensitize

hypersensitization or hypersensitisation, noun

Medical definitions for hypersensitization

hypersensitization
[ hī′pər-sĕn′sĭ-tĭ-zā′shən ]

n.

The act of inducing hypersensitiveness.