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desensitize to
desensitize someone to something
to make someone less sensitive to something. The doctor wanted to desensitize the allergic child to pollen. I took injections to desensitize me to house dust.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
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| Phelim | | - | Irish |
| Stylianos | | - | Greek, Late Greek |
| Jeltsje | | - | Frisian, Dutch |
| Breixo | | BRAY-shaw | Galician |
| Cymbeline | | SIM-bə-leen (English) | Literature |
| Roy | | ROI (Scottish, English) | Scottish, English, Dutch |