DESENSITIZE


Meaning of DESENSITIZE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ di:sensɪtaɪz ]

( desensitizes, desensitizing, desensitized)

Note: in BRIT, also use 'desensitise'

To desensitize someone to things such as pain, anxiety, or other people’s suffering, means to cause them to react less strongly to them.

...the language that is used to desensitize us to the terrible reality of war...

VERB : V n to n

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