desensitize

English

Alternative forms

• desensitise (UK)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /dɪˈsɛnsɪtaɪz/

Verb

desensitize (third-person singular simple present desensitizes, present participle desensitizing, simple past and past participle desensitized)

1. to cause to become less sensitive or insensitive

   The exposure to light desensitized the film, so I had to buy a new roll.

Translations

cause to become insensitive

• Finnish: turruttaa, totuttaa, tehdä tunnottomaksi
• French: désensibiliser (fr)
• German: unempfindlich machen, desensibilisieren (de)

• Norwegian: desensitivisere (no)
• Spanish: desensibilizar (es), insensibilizar (es)

Derived terms

• desensitization