vverb.perceptioncause not to be sensitiveSynset:desensitise desensitize
Examples:- The war desensitized many soldiers
- The photographic plate was desensitized
Antonyms:sensitizesensitise
Derivationally Related Form:desensitizationdesensitisation
Hypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:desensitizechange
Direct Hyponyms:bedazebenumbbesotbluntdazedeafdeafendullnumbstunstupefy
Full Troponyms:besotdeafennumbstun
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody
vverb.changemake insensitiveSynset:desensitise desensitize
Examples:- His military training desensitized him
Antonyms:sensitize
Derivationally Related Form:desensitizationdesensitisation
Hypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:desensitizechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody PP
adjadj.allmaking less susceptible or sensitive to either physical or emotional stimuliAttributes:predisposition sensitivity
Synset:desensitising
Antonyms:sensitizing
Inherited Hypernyms:desensitizing
Similar to:numbing