Definition of desensitize Desensitize

/dɪsɛˈnsʌtajˌz/ - [disensutayz] - de•sen•si•tize

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desensitise - /diːsˈɛnsɪtˌa‍ɪz/

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desensitize - /dɪsɛˈnsʌtajˌz/

What does desensitize mean?

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Verb desensitizes, desensitizing, desensitized
desensitize - cause not to be sensitive; "The war desensitized many soldiers"; "The photographic plate was desensitized"
		desensitise
		sensitise, sensitize make sensitive or aware; "He was not sensitized to her emotional needs"
		modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
		benumb, numb, blunt, dull make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses"
		bedaze, daze, stun make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow; "stun fish"
		besot, stupefy make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation
		deaf, deafen make soundproof; "deafen a room"
desensitize - make insensitive; "His military training desensitized him"
		desensitise
		sensibilise, sensibilize, sensify, sensitise, sensitize make sensitive or aware; "He was not sensitized to her emotional needs"
		modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"

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desensitize (Verb)
To cause to become less sensitive or insensitive.

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desensitize, verb, present, 1st person singular of desensitize (infinitive).
desensitize, verb (infinitive).

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