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What does desensitize mean?

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Verb
  1. To cause to become less sensitive or insensitive.
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When you're a nurse, you see so much sadness and pain on a daily basis that you almost have to desensitize yourself to it just to stay sane.
I mentally made myself a reminder to desensitize her to balloons.
The goal is to modify dysfunctional cognitions and to desensitize patients to the fear and anxiety associated with certain situations.
The goal is to desensitize you to specific allergens and decrease your need for medications.
Violence and repression work to desensitize people, leaving only a numbing wish to forget what is happening all about them.
Ice cold beverages desensitize the taste-buds and prevent the evaporation of the volatile components that contribute aroma.

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