Verb: desensitize dee'sen-si,tIz
- Cause not to be sensitive
"The war desensitized many soldiers"; "The photographic plate was desensitized";
- desensitise [Brit]
- Make insensitive
"His military training desensitized him";
- desensitise [Brit]
Derived forms: desensitized, desensitizes, desensitizing
Type of: alter, change, modify
Antonym: sensitize
Encyclopedia: Desensitize