- desensitize de·sen·si·tize vt
- [diː'sɛnsɪˌtaɪz]
desensibilizzare
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desensitize de·sen·si·tize vt
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hy|po|sen|si|tize — «HY puh SEHN suh tyz, HIHP oh », transitive verb, tized, tiz|ing. = desensitize. (Cf. ↑desensitize) … Useful english dictionary
de|sen|si|tize — «dee SEHN suh tyz», transitive verb, tized, tiz|ing. 1. to make less sensitive. 2. Photography. to make less sensitive to light. 3. Medicine. to reduce or eliminate the sensitivity of (a person, organism, organ, or tissue): » … Useful english dictionary
desensitize — 1. To reduce or remove any form of sensitivity. 2. To effect desensitization (1). 3. In dentistry, to eliminate or subdue the painful response of exposed, vital dentin to irritative agents or thermal changes … Medical dictionary
desensitize — de|sen|si|tize also desensitise BrE [di:ˈsensıtaız] v [T] to make someone react less strongly to something by making them become used to it desensitize sb to sth ▪ Does TV desensitize people to violence? >desensitization [di:ˌsensıtaıˈzeıʃən… … Dictionary of contemporary English
desensitize — de|sen|si|tize [ di sensə,taız ] verb transitive to make someone react less strongly to something such as violence or pain, often by making them experience it many times: desensitize someone to something: Television desensitizes people to the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
desensitize — de•sen•si•tize [[t]diˈsɛn sɪˌtaɪz[/t]] v. t. tized, tiz•ing 1) to lessen the sensitiveness of 2) to make indifferent, unaware, or the like, in feeling 3) pht to make less sensitive or wholly insensitive to light, as the emulsion on a film •… … From formal English to slang
de|sen´si|tiz´er — de|sen|si|tize «dee SEHN suh tyz», transitive verb, tized, tiz|ing. 1. to make less sensitive. 2. Photography. to make less sensitive to light. 3. Medicine. to reduce or eliminate the sensitivity of (a person, organism, organ, or tissue): » … Useful english dictionary
hyposensitize — hy•po•sen•si•tize [[t]ˌhaɪ pəˈsɛn sɪˌtaɪz[/t]] v. t. tized, tiz•ing med to cause (a person) to become less sensitive to (a substance producing an allergic reaction); desensitize • Etymology: 1930–35 hy po•sen si•ti•za′tion, n … From formal English to slang
