English verb: desensitise | |||
1. | desensitise (perception) cause not to be sensitive | ||
Samples | The war desensitized many soldiers. The photographic plate was desensitized. | ||
Synonyms | desensitize | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bedaze, benumb, besot, blunt, daze, deaf, deafen, dull, numb, stun, stupefy | ||
Antonyms | sensitise, sensitize | ||
2. | desensitise (change) make insensitive | ||
Samples | His military training desensitized him. | ||
Synonyms | desensitize | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
Antonyms | sensibilise, sensibilize, sensify, sensitize, sensitise | ||