desensitize
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/diːˈsensətaɪz/
🇬🇧
/diːˈsensətaɪz/
verb
R
To make someone or something less sensitive or less affected by something, often by getting used to it.
Watching a lot of violent movies can desensitize people to real-life violence.
R
To reduce the sensitivity of a person or an area to a particular substance or condition.
The doctor recommended a cream to desensitize the skin before the allergy test.
translation
To make someone or something less sensitive or less affected by something, often by getting used to it.; To reduce the sensitivity of a person or an area to a particular substance or condition.
Word Forms
3rd Present
desensitizes
Past
desensitized
Perfect
desensitized
Progressive
desensitizing