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desensitize
de·sen·si·tize D0157600 (dē-sĕn′sĭ-tīz′)tr.v. de·sen·si·tized, de·sen·si·tiz·ing, de·sen·si·tiz·es 1. To render insensitive or less sensitive.2. Immunology To make (an individual) nonreactive or insensitive to an antigen.3. To make emotionally insensitive or unresponsive, as by long exposure or repeated shocks: "This movie in effect may resensitize people who thought they were desensitized to violence" (Steven Spielberg).4. To make (a photographic film or substance) less sensitive to light.
de·sen′si·ti·za′tion (-tĭ-zā′shən) n.de·sen′si·tiz′er n.desensitize (diːˈsɛnsɪˌtaɪz) or desensitisevb (tr) 1. (Medicine) to render insensitive or less sensitive: the patient was desensitized to the allergen; to desensitize photographic film. 2. (Photography) to render insensitive or less sensitive: the patient was desensitized to the allergen; to desensitize photographic film. 3. (Psychology) psychol to decrease the abnormal fear in (a person) of a situation or object, by exposing him to it either in reality or in his imagination deˌsensitiˈzation, deˌsensitiˈsation n deˈsensiˌtizer, deˈsensiˌtiser nde•sen•si•tize (diˈsɛn sɪˌtaɪz)
v.t. -tized, -tiz•ing. 1. to lessen the sensitiveness of. 2. to make indifferent, unaware, or the like, in feeling. 3. to make less sensitive or wholly insensitive to light, as the emulsion on a film. [1900–05] de•sen′si•tiz`er, n. desensitize
Past participle: desensitized
Gerund: desensitizing
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| I desensitize | | you desensitize | | he/she/it desensitizes | | we desensitize | | you desensitize | | they desensitize |
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| I desensitized | | you desensitized | | he/she/it desensitized | | we desensitized | | you desensitized | | they desensitized |
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| I am desensitizing | | you are desensitizing | | he/she/it is desensitizing | | we are desensitizing | | you are desensitizing | | they are desensitizing |
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| I have desensitized | | you have desensitized | | he/she/it has desensitized | | we have desensitized | | you have desensitized | | they have desensitized |
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| I was desensitizing | | you were desensitizing | | he/she/it was desensitizing | | we were desensitizing | | you were desensitizing | | they were desensitizing |
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| I had desensitized | | you had desensitized | | he/she/it had desensitized | | we had desensitized | | you had desensitized | | they had desensitized |
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| I will desensitize | | you will desensitize | | he/she/it will desensitize | | we will desensitize | | you will desensitize | | they will desensitize |
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| I will have desensitized | | you will have desensitized | | he/she/it will have desensitized | | we will have desensitized | | you will have desensitized | | they will have desensitized |
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| I will be desensitizing | | you will be desensitizing | | he/she/it will be desensitizing | | we will be desensitizing | | you will be desensitizing | | they will be desensitizing |
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| I have been desensitizing | | you have been desensitizing | | he/she/it has been desensitizing | | we have been desensitizing | | you have been desensitizing | | they have been desensitizing |
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| I will have been desensitizing | | you will have been desensitizing | | he/she/it will have been desensitizing | | we will have been desensitizing | | you will have been desensitizing | | they will have been desensitizing |
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| I had been desensitizing | | you had been desensitizing | | he/she/it had been desensitizing | | we had been desensitizing | | you had been desensitizing | | they had been desensitizing |
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| I would desensitize | | you would desensitize | | he/she/it would desensitize | | we would desensitize | | you would desensitize | | they would desensitize |
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| I would have desensitized | | you would have desensitized | | he/she/it would have desensitized | | we would have desensitized | | you would have desensitized | | they would have desensitized |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | desensitize - cause not to be sensitive; "The war desensitized many soldiers"; "The photographic plate was desensitized"desensitisealter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"benumb, numb, blunt, dull - make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses"bedaze, daze, stun - overcome as with astonishment or disbelief; "The news stunned her"besot, stupefy - make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuationdeaf, deafen - make or render deaf; "a deafening noise"sensitise, sensitize - cause to sense; make sensitive; "She sensitized me with respect to gender differences in this traditional male-dominated society"; "My tongue became sensitized to good wine" | | 2. | desensitize - make insensitive; "His military training desensitized him"desensitisealter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"sensibilise, sensibilize, sensify, sensitize, sensitise - make sensitive or aware; "He was not sensitized to her emotional needs" |
desensitizeverbTo render less sensitive:benumb, blunt, deaden, dull, numb.Idiom: take the edge off.Translationsdesensitize
desensitize (someone or something) to (something)To lessen the effect that something has on someone or something. People blame video games for desensitizing kids to violence. This special toothpaste should desensitize to your teeth to cold beverages.See also: desensitizedesensitize someone to somethingto make someone less sensitive to something. The doctor wanted to desensitize the allergic child to pollen. I took injections to desensitize me to house dust.See also: desensitizeEncyclopediaSeeDesensitizationdesensitize
desensitize [de-sen´sĭ-tīz] 1. to deprive of sensation.2. to subject to desensitization.de·sen·si·tize (dē-sen'si-tīz), 1. To reduce or remove any form of sensitivity. 2. To effect desensitization (1). 3. In dentistry, to eliminate or subdue the painful response of exposed, vital dentin to irritative agents or thermal changes. desensitize (dē-sĕn′sĭ-tīz′)tr.v. desensi·tized, desensi·tizing, desensi·tizes Immunology To make (an individual) nonreactive or insensitive to an antigen.
de·sen′si·ti·za′tion (-tĭ-zā′shən) n.de·sen′si·tiz′er n.de·sen·si·tize (dē-sen'si-tīz) 1. To reduce or remove any form of sensitivity. 2. To effect desensitization (1). 3. dentistry To eliminate or subdue the painful response of exposed, vital dentin to irritative agents or thermal changes. de·sen·si·tize (dē-sen'si-tīz) In dentistry, to eliminate or subdue the painful response of exposed, vital dentin to irritative agents or thermal changes. desensitize
Related to desensitize: desensitisationSynonyms for desensitizeverb to render less sensitiveSynonyms- benumb
- blunt
- deaden
- dull
- numb
Synonyms for desensitizeverb cause not to be sensitiveSynonymsRelated Words- alter
- change
- modify
- benumb
- numb
- blunt
- dull
- bedaze
- daze
- stun
- besot
- stupefy
- deaf
- deafen
Antonymsverb make insensitiveSynonymsRelated WordsAntonyms- sensibilise
- sensibilize
- sensify
- sensitize
- sensitise
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