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Antonyms for de-sensitizing
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : dee-sen-si-tahyz |
| Phonetic Transcription : diˈsɛn sɪˌtaɪz |
Definition of de-sensitizing
Origin :- 1904; see de- "do the opposite of" + sensitize. Originally of photography development; psychological sense is first recorded 1935. Related: Desensitized; desensitizing.
- As in numb : verb deaden
- As in blunt : verb make dull
- As in medicate : verb drug
- As in narcotize : verb drug
- As in physic : verb drug
- As in deaden : verb diminish, muffle, quiet
- As in desensitize : verb dull
- As in drug : verb put under influence of medication
Synonyms for de-sensitizing
- abate
- alleviate
- analgize
- anesthetize
- attenuate
- benumb
- blunt
- check
- chill
- chloroform
- consume
- cripple
- cushion
- damp
- dampen
- deaden
- debilitate
- depress
- deprive
- desensitize
- destroy
- devitalize
- dim
- disable
- dope
- dope up
- dose
- dose up
- drown
- dull
- enfeeble
- etherize
- exhaust
- fix
- freeze
- frost
- frustrate
- gas
- hebetate
- hit
- hush
- immobilize
- impair
- incapacitate
- injure
- knock out
- KO
- lay out
- lessen
- make inactive
- make less sensitive
- medicate
- mute
- narcotize
- numb
- obtund
- opiate
- paralyze
- physic
- poison
- put out of order
- put to sleep
- quieten
- reduce
- relax
- render insensible
- repress
- retard
- sap
- sedate
- slow
- smother
- soften
- stifle
- stun
- stupefy
- suppress
- take the edge off
- tire
- tone down
- treat
- undermine
- unnerve
- water down
- weaken
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