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desensitize

DEFINITIONS OF: desensitize

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v make insensitive

“His military training desensitized him”
Synonyms:
desensitise
Antonyms:
sensibilise, sensibilize, sensify, sensitise, sensitize
make sensitive or aware
Type of:
alter, change, modify
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

v cause not to be sensitive

“The war desensitized many soldiers”
“The photographic plate was desensitized
Synonyms:
desensitise
Antonyms:
sensitise, sensitize
cause to sense; make sensitive
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benumb, blunt, dull, numb
make numb or insensitive
bedaze, daze, stun
overcome as with astonishment or disbelief
besot, stupefy
make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation
deaf, deafen
make or render deaf
Type of:
alter, change, modify
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
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