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DESENSITIZE
desensitize, desensitise
(verb) make insensitive; “His military training desensitized him”
desensitize, desensitise
(verb) cause not to be sensitive; “The war desensitized many soldiers”; “The photographic plate was desensitized”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
desensitize (third-person singular simple present desensitizes, present participle desensitizing, simple past and past participle desensitized)
To cause to become less sensitive or insensitive.
Source: Wiktionary
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NAUSEATING
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