photosensitize vs sensitize

photosensitize and sensitize both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
photosensitize	No	No	Yes	No
sensitize	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, sensitize is a hypernym of photosensitize; that is, sensitize is a word with a broader meaning than photosensitize:

photosensitize: make (an organism or substance) sensitive to the influence of radiant energy and especially light
sensitize: cause to sense; make sensitive

Other hypernyms of photosensitize include sensitise.

photosensitize (verb)	sensitize (verb)
make (an organism or substance) sensitive to the influence of radiant energy and especially light	make sensitive or aware
	make (a material) sensitive to light, often of a particular colour, by coating it with a photographic emulsion
	make sensitive to a drug or allergen
	cause to sense; make sensitive