desensitize
(verb)
verb
1. cause not to be sensitive
- The war desensitized many soldiers
- The photographic plate was desensitized
Similar word(s): desensitise
Definition categories: perception, alter, change, modify
2. make insensitive
- His military training desensitized him
Similar word(s): desensitise
Definition categories: change, alter, modify
Sentences with desensitize as a verb:
- Working in an Operating Room desensitized me to the sight of blood.