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Desensitise Moderate

Desensitise has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

cause not to be sensitive

"The war desensitized many soldiers"

"The photographic plate was desensitized"

2

make insensitive

"His military training desensitized him"

3

Alternative spelling of desensitize

Example Sentences
"The war desensitized many soldiers" verb
"The photographic plate was desensitized" verb
"His military training desensitized him" verb
Related Terms
Antonyms
sensitise sensitize
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
change
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
numb stun besot deafen
Rhyming Words
ise fise rise gise bise oise wise lise mise sise vise hoise avise moise prise anise raise paise brise poise
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