desensitize

English

Alternative forms

• desensitise (British)

Etymology

de- +‎ sensitize

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪˈsɛnsɪtaɪz/

Verb

desensitize (third-person singular simple present desensitiz, present participle ing, simple past and past participle desensitized)

1. To cause to become less sensitive or insensitive.

   Working in an Operating Room desensitized me to the sight of blood.

Derived terms

• desensitization

Translations

cause to become insensitive

• Catalan: insensibilitzar (ca)
• Finnish: turruttaa (fi), totuttaa (fi), tehdä tunnottomaksi; valottaa (fi) (of film); siedättää (to an allergenic)
• French: désensibiliser (fr)
• German: ^{(please verify)} unempfindlich machen , ^{(please verify)} desensibilisieren (de)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Norwegian: desensitivisere
• Spanish: desensibilizar, insensibilizar (es)
• Swedish: avtrubba