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
Hatim	-	Arabic
JudicaËL	zhoo-dee-ka-EL (French)	French, Breton
Iairos	-	Biblical Greek
Lamech	LAY-mik (English)	Biblical
Susann	zoo-ZAHN (German)	German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
NicolÁS	nee-ko-LAHS	Spanish