/ˌdiːˈsensətaɪz/
de·sen·si·tize (BrE also de·sen·si·tise)
BrE /ˌdiːˈsensətaɪz/
NAmE /ˌdiːˈsensətaɪz/
[usually passive]
~ sb/sth (to sth)
to make sb/sth less aware of sth, especially a problem or sth bad, by making them become used to it
People are increasingly becoming desensitized to violence on television.
~ sb/sth
(specialist)
to treat sb/sth so that they will stop being sensitive to physical or chemical changes, or to a particular substance
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de·sen·si·tiza·tion, de·sen·si·tisa·tion
BrE /ˌdiːˌsensətaɪˈzeɪʃn/
NAmE /ˌdiːˌsensətəˈzeɪʃn/
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