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Meaning of "desensitize" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DESENSITIZE

desensitize  [diːˈsɛnsɪˌtaɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DESENSITIZE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Desensitize is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb desensitize in English.

WHAT DOES DESENSITIZE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of desensitize in the English dictionary

The definition of desensitize in the dictionary is to render insensitive or less sensitive. Other definition of desensitize is to decrease the abnormal fear in of a situation or object, by exposing him to it either in reality or in his imagination.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DESENSITIZE

PRESENT

Present
I desensitize
you desensitize
he/she/it desensitizes
we desensitize
you desensitize
they desensitize
Present continuous
I am desensitizing
you are desensitizing
he/she/it is desensitizing
we are desensitizing
you are desensitizing
they are desensitizing
Present perfect
I have desensitized
you have desensitized
he/she/it has desensitized
we have desensitized
you have desensitized
they have desensitized
Present perfect continuous
I have been desensitizing
you have been desensitizing
he/she/it has been desensitizing
we have been desensitizing
you have been desensitizing
they have been desensitizing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I desensitized
you desensitized
he/she/it desensitized
we desensitized
you desensitized
they desensitized
Past continuous
I was desensitizing
you were desensitizing
he/she/it was desensitizing
we were desensitizing
you were desensitizing
they were desensitizing
Past perfect
I had desensitized
you had desensitized
he/she/it had desensitized
we had desensitized
you had desensitized
they had desensitized
Past perfect continuous
I had been desensitizing
you had been desensitizing
he/she/it had been desensitizing
we had been desensitizing
you had been desensitizing
they had been desensitizing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will desensitize
you will desensitize
he/she/it will desensitize
we will desensitize
you will desensitize
they will desensitize
Future continuous
I will be desensitizing
you will be desensitizing
he/she/it will be desensitizing
we will be desensitizing
you will be desensitizing
they will be desensitizing
Future perfect
I will have desensitized
you will have desensitized
he/she/it will have desensitized
we will have desensitized
you will have desensitized
they will have desensitized
Future perfect continuous
I will have been desensitizing
you will have been desensitizing
he/she/it will have been desensitizing
we will have been desensitizing
you will have been desensitizing
they will have been desensitizing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would desensitize
you would desensitize
he/she/it would desensitize
we would desensitize
you would desensitize
they would desensitize
Conditional continuous
I would be desensitizing
you would be desensitizing
he/she/it would be desensitizing
we would be desensitizing
you would be desensitizing
they would be desensitizing
Conditional perfect
I would have desensitize
you would have desensitize
he/she/it would have desensitize
we would have desensitize
you would have desensitize
they would have desensitize
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been desensitizing
you would have been desensitizing
he/she/it would have been desensitizing
we would have been desensitizing
you would have been desensitizing
they would have been desensitizing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you desensitize
we let´s desensitize
you desensitize
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to desensitize
Past participle
desensitized
Present Participle
desensitizing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DESENSITIZE


desensitise
diːˈsensɪˌtaɪz
digitize
ˈdɪdʒɪˌtaɪz
hypersensitise
ˌhaɪpəˈsensɪˌtaɪz
hypersensitize
ˌhaɪpəˈsɛnsɪˌtaɪz
hyposensitise
ˌhaɪpəʊˈsensɪˌtaɪz
hyposensitize
ˌhaɪpəʊˈsɛnsɪˌtaɪz
monetize
ˈmʌnɪˌtaɪz
parasitise
ˈpærəsɪˌtaɪz
parasitize
ˈpærəsɪˌtaɪz
phagocytise
ˈfæɡəsɪˌtaɪz
phagocytize
ˈfæɡəsɪˌtaɪz
photosensitise
ˌfəʊtəʊˈsensɪˌtaɪz
photosensitize
ˌfəʊtəʊˈsɛnsɪˌtaɪz
prioritize
praɪˈɒrɪˌtaɪz
radiosensitise
ˌreɪdɪəʊˈsɛnsɪˌtaɪz
radiosensitize
ˌraɪdɪəʊˈsɛnsɪˌtaɪz
resensitise
riːˈsensɪˌtaɪz
resensitize
riːˈsɛnsɪˌtaɪz
sensitise
ˈsɛnsɪˌtaɪz
sensitize
ˈsɛnsɪˌtaɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DESENSITIZE

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deselect
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WORDS THAT END LIKE DESENSITIZE

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Synonyms and antonyms of desensitize in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «desensitize» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DESENSITIZE

Find out the translation of desensitize to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of desensitize from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «desensitize» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

脱敏
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desensibilizar
570 millions of speakers

English

desensitize
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

असंवेदनशील
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

توعي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

уменьшить чувствительность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dessensibilizar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ডিসেনজিটাইজ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

désensibiliser
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Desensitize
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

desensibilisieren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

脱感作
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

감도를 줄이다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Desensitize
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bớt ăn nhạy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அசிங்கமான பேச்சு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

असमंजसपणा करणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hassasiyetini azaltmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

desensibilizzare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

znieczulać
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зменшити чутливість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

desensibiliza
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποτραχύνω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

opvelen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

desensibilisera
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

desensitize
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of desensitize

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DESENSITIZE»

The term «desensitize» is regularly used and occupies the 61.061 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DESENSITIZE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «desensitize» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «desensitize» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about desensitize

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DESENSITIZE»

Discover the use of desensitize in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to desensitize and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Handbook of Veterinary Pharmacology
Local anesthetics are used to desensitize the mucous membranes of the eye, nose, and larynx. (1) Lidocaine is commonly used to desensitize the larynx of cats prior to endotracheal intubation. (2) Proparacaine is used to desensitize the  ...
Walter H. Hsu, 2013
2
MEMS Materials and Processes Handbook
This understanding of performance in light of manufacturing variations gives the designer the information on which to develop methods to desensitize the design to these variations. In the current example, imagine that the comb-finger variable  ...
Reza Ghodssi, Pinyen Lin, 2011
3
Guide to Healing Chronic Pain: A Holistic Approach
Desensitize. Yourself. If you're convinced you may have gluten intolerance or you 've tested positive on the stool test, saliva test or ALCAT test, then you may wish to desensitize yourself. Although still considered obscure to mainstream ...
Karen Kan, 2013
4
Winning Through Faith Imaging: The Possibility Is in Your ...
You must learn how to desensitize yourself to an action of fear, if you are to enjoy life and your walk with God. The Apostle Paul expressed it this way: "Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth. He that doubts is ...
Don H. Polston, 2009
5
Neuroimmune Circuits, Drugs of Abuse, and Infectious Diseases
Experiments were carried out with a variety of murine and human primary cells and cell lines, and the capacity of various opioids and chemokines to desensitize chemotactic responses was determined. The results (summarized in Table 3) ...
Herman Friedman, Thomas W. Klein, John J. Madden, 2001
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Orange Coast Magazine
Sensitive. Skin? Calm. and. DeSensitize. sensitive sfa* You never know what to expect from sensitive skin! It's unpredictable. Temperamental. Beautiful one day, blotchy the next. Factors that may well be beyond your control are often culprit in  ...
7
Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science: Volume 44 - ...
All performed sensitize/desensitize functions, but one accommodated larger materials and one indicated the presence of a target. In 1980 Knogo released Mark IV (Fig. 11 a-c). While less expensive than the Mark II, it improved detection zone ...
Allen Kent, Harold Lancour, Jay E. Daily, 1989
8
Self Encounter: Self Development to Self Realization
So now that you have learnedtofaceyourworry instead offightingor fleeing, it's now time for you to practise continuously, which serves to desensitize yourself to worry. As you've already begun to face worry by going on a worry fast for an hour  ...
Sirshree, 2005
9
Journal of the American Medical Association
These cases warn to seek for anaphylaxis and the hemoclastic crisis in skin diseases, and try to desensitize through the epidermis. In the following article. Gongerot and Blamoutier report an occupational anaphylaxis eczema from working on ...
10
JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association
This course of eighteen injections in ten months seemed to desensitize, and the tendency was overcome, and there has been no recurrence during the last eight months. The drug was injected in a 20 per cent, solution; 10 c.c. was the usual ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DESENSITIZE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term desensitize is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Here's Why Mass Murder Bores You
The picture of 1,000 dead bodies, for example, makes the viewer sadder than that of 10 dead bodies. But gruesome imagery can desensitize us ... «OZY, Jul 15»
2
Morning Read: Novartis gets green light from FDA for heart failure …
The Brisbane, California-based company, which changed its name to Aimmune from Allergen Research Corp. in May, tries to desensitize ... «MedCity News, Jul 15»
3
How to calm dogs when fireworks go pop
If you start really early, you might be able to desensitize your dog to a lot of loud noises. If you expose your dog to noises like fireworks, thunder, ... «The Chronicle, Jul 15»
4
Amid Dogfighting Rumors, Authorities Point To Fireworks …
There are some audio recordings and processes available to help desensitize a dog's sound-shyness. Whether a result of thunder, fireworks, ... «Lake Expo, Jul 15»
5
Honora Bay Riding Stable hosts Northern Ontario Obstacle Challenge
“Not only is it fun, but it strengthens trust and confidence in both the rider and the horse and helps desensitize the horse.” From left, Kyla Jansen ... «Manitoulin Expositor, Jul 15»
6
Could a Pill Prevent Diabetes? A New Study is Seeking to Find Out
The theory is to desensitize the beta cells of the pancreas using insulin pills. What if insulin pills, if given early enough, could also prevent the ... «Newswire, Jul 15»
7
Aimmune May Seek Up To $115M in IPO for Allergy Therapy Drug
The Brisbane, CA-based company, which changed its name to Aimmune from Allergen Research Corp. in May, tries to desensitize patients ... «Xconomy, Jul 15»
8
A Better Way to Elicit Patient Feedback
... (sadly) become familiar with the concept of alarm fatigue—that feeling of sensory overload that can desensitize us to the point of delaying our ... «HealthLeaders Media, Jul 15»
9
Weld Humane Society fills up after Fourth of July weekend
“Put them inside, turn on the TV, try to desensitize them to the sound several weeks before the holiday, and act normal when the sound goes off ... «Greeley Tribune, Jul 15»
10
RENT in Twain: Division in a Small Town
Fisher claims that PACT has a clear agenda to "sexualize and desensitize children and adults to morality." Although vehemently criticizing ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»

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