desensitising
transitive verb(de-sen-si-tize)
to make less sensitive : reduce sensitivity in : as
desensitising
transitive verb(de-sen-si-tize)
to make (a sensitized or hypersensitive individual) insensitive or nonreactive to a sensitizing agent
desensitising
transitive verb(de-sen-si-tize)
to extinguish an emotional response (as of fear, anxiety, or guilt) to stimuli which formerly induced it : make emotionally insensitive