Desensitize definition

To render insensitive or less sensitive.

(immunology) To make (an individual) nonreactive or insensitive to an antigen.

To make emotionally insensitive or unresponsive, as by long exposure or repeated shocks.

To make (a photographic film or substance) less sensitive to light.

To take away the sensitivity of; make less sensitive.

To make (a photographic plate or film) less sensitive to light.

(med.) To make (a person, animal, or tissue) nonreactive or nonallergic to a substance by removing the antibodies from sensitized cells.

(immunology) To make an individual nonreactive or insensitive to an antigen.