What is the meaning of desensitizing?

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verb

Cause not to be sensitive.
- usage: "The war desensitized many soldiers"; "The photographic plate was desensitized"
- synonyms: desensitize, desensitise
Make insensitive.
- usage: "His military training desensitized him"
- synonyms: desensitize, desensitise

adjective

Making less susceptible or sensitive to either physical or emotional stimuli.
- synonyms: desensitising

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