desensitize
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“One of the things that we teach them to do is to massage that over repeatedly throughout the day, to desensitize it,” April says.
From Slate • Oct. 15, 2024
For young children and people who have to take many different allergy medications, immunotherapies in the form of shots and oral drops can help desensitize the immune system to allergens, treating symptoms at their root.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 22, 2024
The pretreatment seemed to desensitize the animals to the hormone’s effects later on.
From Science Magazine • Dec. 13, 2023
“The perpetrators of this crime do so in the hope that it will harass and intimidate Jewish families, radicalize others, or desensitize some to the messaging,” the motion adds.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2023
Riding in the open air is better than not being in the open air at all, but it does not compare in its power to desensitize people with active exercise in the open air.
From Health Through Will Power by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
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Common Senses: Sent, Sens ("Feel")
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