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desensitize

verb

diːˈsɛn.sɪ.taɪz

Meaning

To make someone less sensitive or reactive to something through repeated exposure.

Constant exposure to violence can desensitize people.

numb, deactivate, harden

sensitize, heighten, strengthen

to think or talk about the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence

To consider as equal or equivalent.

To block or prevent movement, progress, or action.

To be the strongest, most common, or most influential element.

to imprison or confine someone

To discover or identify the presence of something.