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de·sen·si·tize
 desensitize
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- pronunciation:
- di
sen
sih
taIz
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
desensitizes, desensitizing, desensitized |
| definition 1: |
to cause to react with less intensity, as to light or other stimuli.
The doctor desensitized him to bee stings.- antonyms:
- sensitize
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| definition 2: |
to make less interested, sensitive, involved, or the like; cause to be indifferent.
- antonyms:
- sensitize
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| derivations: |
desensitization (n.), desensitizer (n.) |
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