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sensitize

verb [T] (MAKE AWARE) (UK usually sensitise)
 
 
/ˈsen.sɪ.taɪz/

Definition

to make someone familiar with something such as a problem or bad situation: The association aims to sensitize employers to the problems faced by left-handed people in the workplace.Announcing, informing and stating
(Definition of sensitize verb (MAKE AWARE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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