Desensitise

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  desensitise \desensitise\ v. t.
     same as {desensitize}.
  
     Syn: deaden.
          [WordNet 1.5]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  desensitise
       v 1: cause not to be sensitive; "The war desensitized many
            soldiers"; "The photographic plate was desensitized"
            [syn: {desensitize}] [ant: {sensitize}, {sensitize}]
       2: make insensitive; "His military training desensitized him"
          [syn: {desensitize}] [ant: {sensitize}]