resensitizev.
/(ˌ)riːˈsɛnsᵻtʌɪz/, U.S. /riˈsɛnsəˌtaɪz/, /rəˈsɛnsəˌtaɪz/ transitive. To cause (someone or something) to become sensitive again.
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1860 Photogr. Notes 1 July 178/1 In this state the plates are insensitive to light... To re-sensitize, immerse, when dry, in aceto-nitrate of silver.
1900 Proc. Royal Soc. 1899–1900 66 470 Such a disturbing cause will resensitise the fatigued substance.
1951 L. E. H. Whitby & M. Hynes Med. Bacteriol. (ed. 5) vii. 91 After an interval..antibodies are formed again in sufficient amounts to resensitize the animal.
1983 J. Macy Despair & Personal Power iv. 68 [It] resensitized a part of myself which had become numbed.
2008 Best Practice & Res. Clin. Obstetr. & Gynaecol. 22 787 Adrenergic receptor desensitization has been demonstrated... Steroids have been shown to help resensitize these receptors.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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