hyposensitize

[ hahy-puh-sen-si-tahyz ]
/ ˌhaɪ pəˈsɛn sɪˌtaɪz /

verb (used with object), hy·po·sen·si·tized, hy·po·sen·si·tiz·ing. Medicine/Medical.

to cause (a person) to become less sensitive to (a substance producing an allergic reaction); desensitize.
Also especially British, hy·po·sen·si·tise.

Origin of hyposensitize

First recorded in 1930–35; hypo- + sensitize

OTHER WORDS FROM hyposensitize

hy·po·sen·si·ti·za·tion, noun

Words nearby hyposensitize

hyporiboflavinosis, hyposalivation, hyposcleral, hyposecretion, hyposensitivity, hyposensitize, hyposmia, hyposomatotropism, hypospadias, hypospray, hypostasis

British Dictionary definitions for hyposensitize

hyposensitize

hyposensitise

/ (ˌhaɪpəʊˈsɛnsɪˌtaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to desensitize; render less sensitive

Derived forms of hyposensitize

hyposensitization or hyposensitisation, noun

Medical definitions for hyposensitize

hyposensitize
[ hī′pō-sĕn′sĭ-tīz′ ]

v.

To make less sensitive, as to an allergen.