sensitize

Cause to sense; make sensitive.

“She sensitized me with respect to gender differences in this traditional male-dominated society”

“My tongue became sensitized to good wine”

Make (a material) sensitive to light, often of a particular colour, by coating it with a photographic emulsion.

“sensitize the photographic film”

Make sensitive or aware.

“He was not sensitized to her emotional needs”

Make sensitive to a drug or allergen.

“Long-term exposure to this medicine may sensitize you to the allergen”