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   desensitize

   /diːˈsɛnsɪtʌɪz/

   verb

   • 1. make less sensitive: "creams to desensitize the skin at the site of the injection"
   • ▪ make (someone) less likely to feel shock or distress at scenes of cruelty or suffering by overexposure to such images: "the media had desensitized him to the horror of violence"
   • ▪ free (someone) from a phobia or neurosis by gradually exposing them to the thing that is feared.

   Derivatives

   • 1. desensitization noun
   • 2. desensitizer noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDESENSITIZE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Desensitize means to cause someone to experience something less strongly than before. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and Wikipedia.

   • English (US)

     DESENSITIZE meaning: 1. to cause someone to experience...

   • Znaczenie Desensitize, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     desensitize definicja: 1. to cause someone to experience...

   • Desensitize in Simplified Chinese

     DESENSITIZE translate: 使迟钝，使麻木. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Traditional

     DESENSITIZE translate: 使遲鈍，使麻木. Learn more in the Cambridge...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › desensitizeDesensitize Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Learn the meaning of desensitize, a verb that means to make someone or something less sensitive or responsive to a stimulus. See examples, synonyms, word history, and medical usage of desensitize.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDESENSITIZE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Desensitize means to cause someone to experience something, usually an emotion or a pain, less strongly than before. Learn how to use this word in sentences, how to pronounce it and how to translate it in different languages.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › desensitizeDESENSITIZE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   desensitize. / diːˈsɛnsɪˌtaɪz / verb. to render insensitive or less sensitive. to desensitize photographic film. the patient was desensitized to the allergen. psychol to decrease the abnormal fear in (a person) of a situation or object, by exposing him to it either in reality or in his imagination. Discover More. Derived Forms.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDESENSITIZE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   To desensitize someone to things such as pain, anxiety, or other people's suffering, means to cause them to react less strongly to them.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › desensitizeDesensitize - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   To desensitize is to make less sensitive, or less easily upset. Some people say that watching scary movies desensitizes kids to violence. A shot of novocaine desensitizes you to the pain of having a cavity drilled by your dentist, and lots of spicy food can desensitize you to more subtle flavors.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › desensitizedesensitize verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the verb desensitize, which means to make somebody/something less aware of something as a problem or to treat them to stop being sensitive to something. See pictures, synonyms and example sentences.