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desensitize

Verb

∙ To cause to become less sensitive or insensitive.

BABYLON ENGLISH
desensitize (Amer.) v.
make less sensitive or reactive; cause to be less sensitive (also desensitise)

WORDNET 2.0
desensitize
Verb
1. cause not to be sensitive; "The war desensitized many soldiers"; "The photographic plate was desensitized"
(synonym) desensitise
(antonym) sensitize, sensitise
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) numb, benumb, blunt, dull
(derivation) desensitization, desensitisation
2. make insensitive; "His military training desensitized him"
(synonym) desensitise
(antonym) sensitize, sensitise, sensify, sensibilize, sensibilise
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(derivation) desensitization, desensitisation

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Desensitization
Desensitization can refer to:Desensitization (telecommunications)Desensitization (medicine)Desensitization (psychology)Desensitization of explosives, see PhlegmatizedDesensitization, Allergen immunotherapy
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WIKTIONARY - Yabla

desensitize

Verb

∙ To cause to become less sensitive or insensitive.

BABYLON ENGLISH
desensitize (Amer.) v.
make less sensitive or reactive; cause to be less sensitive (also desensitise)

WORDNET 2.0
desensitize
Verb
1. cause not to be sensitive; "The war desensitized many soldiers"; "The photographic plate was desensitized"
(synonym) desensitise
(antonym) sensitize, sensitise
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) numb, benumb, blunt, dull
(derivation) desensitization, desensitisation
2. make insensitive; "His military training desensitized him"
(synonym) desensitise
(antonym) sensitize, sensitise, sensify, sensibilize, sensibilise
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(derivation) desensitization, desensitisation

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Desensitization
Desensitization can refer to:Desensitization (telecommunications)Desensitization (medicine)Desensitization (psychology)Desensitization of explosives, see PhlegmatizedDesensitization, Allergen immunotherapy
See more at Wikipedia.org...

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