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desensitize
verb
make insensitive
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dɪˈsɛnsɪtaɪz
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verb
make insensitive
“His military training desensitized him”
verb
cause not to be sensitive
“The war desensitized many soldiers”
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His military training desensitized him
The war desensitized many soldiers
The photographic plate was desensitized
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