desensitize (redirected from desensitizers)

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.

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desensitize

1. to deprive of sensation.

2. to subject to desensitization.