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desensitize
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de·sen·si·tize (d-sns-tz)
v.
1. To render insensitive or less sensitive, as a nerve or tooth.
2. To make an individual nonreactive or insensitive to an antigen.
3. To make a person emotionally insensitive or unresponsive, as by long exposure or repeated shocks.
desensitize
1. to deprive of sensation.
2. to subject to desensitization.
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