| v. t. | 1. | to rendered insensitive or less sensitive. Opposite of sensitize. |
| Verb | 1. | desensitize - cause not to be sensitive; "The war desensitized many soldiers"; "The photographic plate was desensitized" Synonyms: desensitise |
| 2. | desensitize - make insensitive; "His military training desensitized him" Synonyms: desensitise Antonyms: sensibilise, sensibilize, sensify, sensitize, sensitise - make sensitive or aware; "He was not sensitized to her emotional needs" |