desensitize
verb
1 desensitize
Cause not to be sensitive:
— The war desensitized many soldiers.
— The photographic plate was desensitized.
synonym: desensitise.
2 desensitize
Make insensitive:
— His military training desensitized him.
synonym: desensitise.
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