Desensitize meaning
To render insensitive or less sensitive.
verb
To make (an individual) nonreactive or insensitive to an antigen.
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To make emotionally insensitive or unresponsive, as by long exposure or repeated shocks.
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To make (a photographic film or substance) less sensitive to light.
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To take away the sensitivity of; make less sensitive.
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To make (a photographic plate or film) less sensitive to light.
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To make (a person, animal, or tissue) nonreactive or nonallergic to a substance by removing the antibodies from sensitized cells.
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To make an individual nonreactive or insensitive to an antigen.
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To cause to become less sensitive or insensitive.
Working in an Operating Room desensitized me to the sight of blood.
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