desensitize

synonyms for desensitize

Once they’re comfortable there, the keepers begin desensitizing them to the poke, giving them treats while they tap them first with a popsicle stick, then a dull needle, and finally an injection.
Zoo animals are getting COVID vaccines made specially for them | Philip Kiefer | October 19, 2021 | Popular-Science
It is gratuitously violent, and these images have the potential to desensitize people to violence.
Yes, kids are playing Squid Game at recess. Now what? | Whit Honea | October 18, 2021 | Washington Post
Paradoxically, capsaicin desensitizes one to pain, but only after it’s been removed.
Spiciness isn’t a taste, and more burning facts about the mysterious sensation | Elana Spivack | September 24, 2021 | Popular-Science

Our noses get desensitized to an odor they’ve been smelling for a while, which can be a problem if you’re out tasting wine, or if your job requires you to have a distinctly acute nose.
How to enhance your senses of smell and taste | Sandra Gutierrez G. | September 7, 2021 | Popular-Science
Apply now to Date Lab He was excited about this opportunity because he feels “desensitized” by dating apps.
Date Lab: ‘The most interesting part of the date was when we talked about rating it’ | Vijai Nathan | April 1, 2021 | Washington Post

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