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desensitize — v. t. to rendered insensitive or less sensitive. Opposite of {sensitize}. Syn: deaden. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
desensitize — index drug, obtund Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
desensitize — 1904; see DE (Cf. de ) do the opposite of + sensitize (see SENSITIVE (Cf. sensitive)). Originally of photography development; psychological sense is first recorded 1935. Related: Desensitized; desensitizing … Etymology dictionary
desensitize — (Amer.) de·sen·si·tize || ‚diË sensɪtaɪz v. make less sensitive or reactive; cause to be less sensitive (also desensitise) … English contemporary dictionary
desensitize — [v] dull anesthetize, benumb, deaden, make inactive, make less sensitive, numb, render insensible; concepts 130,240 … New thesaurus
desensitize — (also desensitise) ► VERB 1) make less sensitive. 2) make indifferent to cruelty or suffering. DERIVATIVES desensitization noun … English terms dictionary
desensitize — [dē sen′sə tīz΄] vt. desensitized, desensitizing 1. to take away the sensitivity of; make less sensitive 2. to make (a photographic plate or film) less sensitive to light 3. Med. to make (a person, animal, or tissue) nonreactive or nonallergic to … English World dictionary
desensitize — v. (D; tr.) to desensitize to (to desensitize smb. to suffering) * * * [diː sensɪtaɪz] (D; tr.) to desensitize to (to desensitize smb. to suffer ing) … Combinatory dictionary
desensitize — UK [diːˈsensətaɪz] / US [dɪˈsensəˌtaɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms desensitize : present tense I/you/we/they desensitize he/she/it desensitizes present participle desensitizing past tense desensitized past participle desensitized to make… … English dictionary
desensitize — de|sen|si|tize also desensitise BrE [di:ˈsensıtaız] v [T] to make someone react less strongly to something by making them become used to it desensitize sb to sth ▪ Does TV desensitize people to violence? >desensitization [di:ˌsensıtaıˈzeıʃən… … Dictionary of contemporary English
desensitize — [[t]di͟ːse̱nsɪtaɪz[/t]] desensitizes, desensitizing, desensitized VERB To desensitize someone means to cause them to react less strongly to things such as pain, anxiety, or other people s suffering. [V n to n] ...the language that is used to… … English dictionary
