desensitize

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /dɪˈsɛnsɪtaɪz/

Verb

desensitize (desensitizes, present participle desensitizing; past and past participle desensitized)

1. To cause to become less sensitive or insensitive.

   Working in an Operating Room desensitized me to the sight of blood.

Translations

• French: désensibiliser
• Russian: огрубить
• Spanish: desensibilizar, insensibilizar

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