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desensitize

de·sen·si·tize

US/diːˈsɛnsɪtaɪz/ uncommon

verb

1.

cause not to be sensitive

  • “The war desensitized many soldiers”
  • “The photographic plate was desensitized”
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2.

make insensitive

  • “His military training desensitized him”
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Origin

From de- (“not, do the opposite of, undo”) + sensitize. First attested in the 1900s.

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