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desensitise

verb

1 desensitise

Cause not to be sensitive.

synonym: desensitize.

is a specific kind of: alter, change, modify.

is a broader term that covers: benumb, blunt, dull, numb | bedaze, daze, stun | besot, stupefy | deaf, deafen.

is the opposite of: sensitise, sensitize.

derivation: desensitisation, desensitization.

2 desensitise

Make insensitive.

synonym: desensitize.

is a specific kind of: alter, change, modify.

is the opposite of: sensibilise, sensibilize, sensify, sensitise, sensitize.

derivation: desensitisation, desensitization.

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