photosensitize

verb

make (an organism or substance) sensitive to the influence of radiant energy and especially light

Roots

phosphoto- · Greek · light sentiresens- · Latin · to feel, perceive izein-itize · Greek · to make, cause

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The word photosensitize breaks down into 3 roots of Greek and Latin origin: photo-, from Greek phos (“light”); sens, from Latin sentire (“to feel, perceive”); and -itize, from Greek izein (“to make, cause”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.