desensitize – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
desensitize (Amer.)
v.
make less sensitive or reactive; cause to be less sensitive (also desensitise)
Desensitization
Desensitization can refer to:
desensitize
Verb
1. cause not to be sensitive; "The war desensitized many soldiers"; "The photographic plate was desensitized"
(synonym) desensitise
(antonym) sensitize, sensitise
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) numb, benumb, blunt, dull
(derivation) desensitization, desensitisation
2. make insensitive; "His military training desensitized him"
(synonym) desensitise
(antonym) sensitize, sensitise, sensify, sensibilize, sensibilise
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(derivation) desensitization, desensitisation
desensitize
Synonyms and related words:
KO, anesthetize, bedaze, benumb, besot, blunt, chloroform, coldcock, deaden, dope, drug, dull, etherize, freeze, hebetate, kayo, knock out, knock senseless, knock stiff, knock unconscious, lay out, mull, narcotize, numb, obtund, palsy, paralyze, put to sleep, stun, stupefy
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
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