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	Pronounced	Usage
Ayokunle	-	Western African, Yoruba
Caramia	-	Various
Bluma	BLOO-mah	Yiddish
Eirik	AY-rik	Norwegian
Giselle	zhee-ZEL (French), ji-ZEL (English)	French, English (Modern)
Elin	['elin]