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sensate
adjective
uk /ˈsen.seɪt/ us /ˈsen.seɪt/
relating to the ability to perceive(= notice or feel) things through the senses such as feeling, sight, etc. :
The skin is capable of detecting a range of sensate experiences such as heat and cold, or wetness and dryness.
Babies are sensate creatures that acquire the ability to react to stimuli while they are still in the womb.
The organisms must be sensate, since they react by moving to stimuli such as light and touch.
Our understanding of the world around us is acquired most directly through our sensate experiences.
As sensate individuals, it isn't possible for us to avoid being affected by the messages delivered to us by the mass media.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
The senses in general
eyesight
feeling
hearing
hyperacute
hyperaesthetic
intersensory
neurosensory
night vision
receptive
sensately
sensorial
sensorially
sensorimotor
sensory
sensually
sight
synaesthesia
synesthesia
taste
vision
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