deallergize
deallergize verb: to reduce a person or animal's allergic reaction to some substance; to desensitize.
Verb
deallergize (third-person singular simple present deallergizes, present participle deallergizing, simple past and past participle deallergized)
- To reduce a person or animal's allergic reaction to some substance; to desensitize.
- He demonstrated by perfusion experiments that the organs of an animal thus exposed to long lasting shock may become deallergized for the duration of its life with the inhibition of the antigen-antibody reaction.1948, Annals of internal medicine, volume 28, page 186
- The animals could, therefore, be considered deallergized.1953, The journal of immunology, volume 71, page 399
Forms of deallergize
| third-person singular present | deallergizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | deallergizing |
| past participle | deallergized |
| past | deallergized |
| alternative form | de-allergize |
Origin of deallergize
From de- + allergize.
Questions about deallergize
- What does deallergize mean?
- Deallergize means to reduce a person or animal's allergic reaction to some substance; to desensitize.
- What part of speech is deallergize?
- Deallergize is a verb.
- What is the past tense of deallergize?
- The past tense of deallergize is deallergized.
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