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desensitize

/ desensitize /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
"His military training desensitized him"
Type of:
change alter modify
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
verb Sense 2
cause not to be sensitive
"The war desensitized many soldiers"
"The photographic plate was desensitized"
Opposites:
sensitize sensitise
Type of:
change alter modify
Kinds of:
numb benumb blunt dull stun
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Semantic Complexity
23%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
22
Times Searched
1
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