alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
benumb, numb, blunt, dull - make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses"
bedaze, daze, stun - overcome as with astonishment or disbelief; "The news stunned her"
besot, stupefy - make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation
deaf, deafen - make or render deaf; "a deafening noise"
sensitise, sensitize - cause to sense; make sensitive; "She sensitized me with respect to gender differences in this traditional male-dominated society"; "My tongue became sensitized to good wine"
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desensitise - make insensitive; "His military training desensitized him"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
This reluctance to touch and taste will carry on through childhood - it's easier to desensitise a baby than it is to desensitise an older toddler or child.
Through his photographs he hopes to help desensitise the female body, arguing that although nudity in Benin is a taboo today, women in rural communities have traditionally been topless.
From creams that claim to recreate the feeling of a couple's honeymoon night, to those used to desensitise sensitive areas, the products sold in this lingerie store are all of the highest quality, says the store manager, adding most are edible.
You need to avoid going to extremes that desensitise you to each other and make you lose sight of all the good and exciting aspects of your relationship.