desensitize
English
Alternative forms
- desensitise (British)
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈsɛnsɪtaɪz/
Verb
desensitize (third-person singular simple present desensitizes, present participle desensitizing, simple past and past participle desensitized)
- To cause to become less sensitive or insensitive.
- Working in an Operating Room desensitized me to the sight of blood.
Derived terms
Translations
cause to become insensitive
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