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
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Synonyms and related words:
- acquaint sb/yourself with sth phrasal verb
- advise verb
- awaken sb to sth phrasal verb
- come out phrasal verb (BECOME KNOWN)
- commit verb (PROMISE)
- confront sb with sth phrasal verb
- declare verb (EXPRESS)
- disclose verb
- fyi
- known adjective
- misinform verb
- official adjective
- on the record idiom
- predicate verb
- pronouncement noun
- put sb out of their misery idiom
- put sth out phrasal verb (MAKE AVAILABLE)
- statement noun
- tell verb (SPEAK)
- unannounced adjective
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