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hyposensitize

[hahy-puh-sen-si-tahyz]
verb (used with object), hy·po·sen·si·tized, hy·po·sen·si·tiz·ing. Medicine/Medical.
  1. to cause (a person) to become less sensitive to (a substance producing an allergic reaction); desensitize.
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Also especially British, hy·po·sen·si·tise.

Origin of hyposensitize

First recorded in 1930–35; hypo- + sensitize
Related formshy·po·sen·si·ti·za·tion, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for hyposensitize

hyposensitize

hyposensitise

verb
  1. (tr) to desensitize; render less sensitive
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Derived Formshyposensitization or hyposensitisation, noun
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hyposensitize in Medicine

hyposensitize

(hī′pō-sĕn′sĭ-tīz′)
v.
  1. To make less sensitive, as to an allergen.
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