1. (

• desensitize ,
• desensitise

) cause not to be sensitive; "The war desensitized many soldiers"; "The photographic plate was desensitized" ;

2. (

• desensitize ,
• desensitise

) make insensitive; "His military training desensitized him" ;

1. (

• desensitizing ,
• desensitising

) making less susceptible or sensitive to either physical or emotional stimuli ;