desensitising

Definition of Desensitising in English :

1. desensitising, desensitizing

making less susceptible or sensitive to either physical or emotional stimuli

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Desensitising

verb (transitive)

1.

to render insensitive or less sensitive

the patient was desensitized to the allergen

to desensitize photographic film

2. psychology

to decrease the abnormal fear in (a person) of a situation or object, by exposing him or her to it either in reality or in his imagination

verb transitiveWord forms: deˈsensiˌtized or deˈsensiˌtizing

1.

to take away the sensitivity of; make less sensitive

2.

to make (a photographic plate or film) less sensitive to light

3. Medicine

to make (a person, animal, or tissue) nonreactive or nonallergic to a substance by removing the antibodies from sensitized cells