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desensitize

/d/i/'s/E/ns/I/,t/aI/z/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

verb

  1. cause not to be sensitive

    verb.perception

    Examples
    The war desensitized many soldiers.
    The photographic plate was desensitized.
    Synonyms desensitise
    Antonyms sensitise sensitize

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. make insensitive

    verb.change

    Examples
    His military training desensitized him.
    Antonyms sensibilise sensibilize sensify sensitise sensitize

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

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