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Definitions for Desensitize
[1] to lessen the sensitiveness of.
[2] to make indifferent, unaware, or the like, in feeling.
[3] Photography . to make less sensitive or wholly insensitive to light, as the emulsion on a film.
[4] Printing . to treat (the design on a lithographic plate) with an etch in order to increase the capacity to retain moisture, and to remove traces of grease.
[5] Chemistry . to reduce the sensitivity of (an explosive) to those stimuli capable of detonating it.
[6] to render insensitive or less sensitive the patient was desensitized to the allergen ; to desensitize photographic film
[7] psychol to decrease the abnormal fear in (a person) of a situation or object, by exposing him to it either in reality or in his imagination
Words related to Desensitize
deaden, benumb, numb, anesthetize
Words nearby Desensitize
deseed, desegregate, desegregation, deselect, desensitization, desensitize, deseret, deserpidine, desert, desert a sinking ship, desert boot
Origin of Desensitize
First recorded in 1900–05; de- + sensitize
Other words from Desensitize
de·sen·si·tiz·er , noun
Synonyms for Desensitize
deaden, anesthetize, benumb, numb, make inactive, make less sensitive, render insensible