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desensitising

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Adj.1.desensitising - making less susceptible or sensitive to either physical or emotional stimuli


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In fact, desensitising your pet to anything -- be it fireworks or strangers -- requires ample time and patience.
The point, I think, is that the jumble sale of shocking images available on the web is desensitising our young.
You also get a desensitising wipe to use first to help take the ouch factor out of the process, which is something you need on such a delicate area.
 
 
 
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