supersensitize

su·per·sen·si·tize

[soo-per-sen-si-tahyz]
verb (used with object), su·per·sen·si·tized, su·per·sen·si·tiz·ing.
to render or make supersensitive.
Also, especially British, su·per·sen·si·tise.


Origin:
super- + sensit(ive) + -ize

su·per·sen·si·ti·za·tion, noun
su·per·sen·si·tiz·er, noun
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