The Clue
Attune (9 letter answer)
The Answer
SENSITIZE
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Notes
The answer SENSITIZE is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
SENSITIZE as a verb:
1. (sensitize, sensitise, sensify, sensibilize, sensibilise) = make sensitive or aware; "He was not sensitized to her emotional needs"
2. (sensitize, sensitise) = 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"
3. (sensitize, sensitise) = make sensitive to a drug or allergen; "Long-term exposure to this medicine may sensitize you to the allergen"
4. (sensitize, sensitise) = make (a material) sensitive to light, often of a particular colour, by coating it with a photographic emulsion; "sensitize the photographic film"