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desensitise

verb

make insensitive

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Word Facts

Word length
11
Starts with
D
Ends with
E
Contains
ES
Scrabble score
12
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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verb

  1. make insensitive

    “His military training desensitized him”

verb

  1. cause not to be sensitive

    “The war desensitized many soldiers”

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Example Sentences

His military training desensitized him
The war desensitized many soldiers
The photographic plate was desensitized

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