sensitize outrage unrelenting eradicate desecrate

sensitize

sen·si·tize (also sensitise British English) /ˈsensətaɪz, ˈsensɪtaɪz/ verb [transitive]

1. to give someone some experience or knowledge of a particular problem or situation os that they can notice it and understand it easily
   • sensitize somebody to something
     • Volunteers need to be sensitized to the cultural differences they will meet in African countries.
2. [usually passive] if someone is sensitized to a particular substance, their body has begun to have a bad reaction whenever they touch it, breathe it etc
   • be sensitized to something
     • Many hospital workers have become sensitized to the latex in gloves.
3. technical to treat a material or a piece of equipment so that it will react to physical or chemical changes
   • sensitized photographic paper

• sensitization /ˌsensətaɪˈzeɪʃən, ˌsensɪtaɪˈzeɪʃən $ -tə-/ noun [uncountable]

outrage

out·rage1 /ˈaʊtreɪdʒ/ noun

1. [uncountable] a feeling of great anger and shock
   1. The response to the jury's verdict was one of outrage
   2. a sense of moral outrage
   3. outrage at/over
      1. environmentalists' outrage at plans to develop the coastline

unrelenting

un·re·lent·ing /ˌʌnrɪˈlentɪŋ◂/ adjective formal

1. an unpleasant situation that is unrelenting continues for a long time without stopping
   • the unrelenting pressure of the job
2. continuing to do something in a determined way without thinking about anyone else's feelings
   • an unrelenting opponent

eradicate

e·rad·i·cate /ɪˈrædəkeɪt, ɪˈrædɪkeɪt/ verb [transitive]

to completely get rid of something such as a disease or a social problem

eradicate something from something

• We can eradicate this disease from the world

• an attempt to eradicate inflation

• This problem has now completely eradicated

• eradication /ɪˌrædəˈkeɪʃən, ɪˌrædɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]

desecrate

des·e·crate /ˈdesɪkreɪt/ verb [transitive]

to spoil or damage something holy or respected

Reference

• Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English