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Explore Desensitize through 8 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like desensitise or change. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Desensitize in a sentence

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Desensitize | Desensitized | Desensitizes

Desensitize meaning

  1. To reduce or eliminate the sensitivity of (someone) or in (something); to become insensitive.
  2. To render (someone) emotionally or sensationally less responsive or irresponsive, as by long or repeated exposure to something.

Synonyms of Desensitize

desensitise change alter modify sensitize sensitise

Related words

Other words often associated with Desensitize or its synonyms:

redact desexualize occurrence interpolate sterilise alteration consequence spay exchange edit unsex happening

Using Desensitize

  • The main meaning on this page is: To reduce or eliminate the sensitivity of (someone) or in (something); to become insensitive. | To render (someone) emotionally or sensationally less responsive or irresponsive, as by long or repeated exposure to something. | To reduce or eliminate the sensitivity of (someone) or in (something); to become insensitive.
  • Useful related words include: desensitise, change, alter, modify.
  • In the example corpus, desensitize often appears in combinations such as: to desensitize, desensitize the.

Context around Desensitize

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

events 1×

Often after:

young 1×

Sentence patterns with Desensitize

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

be to desensitize the dog 1× beeswax to desensitize the rdx 1× can also desensitize us from 1× form to desensitize your body 1× how to desensitize in the 1× not only desensitize the general 1× or to desensitize a system 1× the events desensitize young people 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

doctors can offer 1× holding on to 1× negative feedback can 1× patients are taught 1× repeated demonstrations against 1× the vast production 1×

Common sentence endings:

compassion for others 1× desensitize the rdx 1× for this condition 1× people to violence 1× the vegan lifestyle 1× to his enclosure 1×

Words around Desensitize

Just before it in the word index:

desensitization 24 desensitised 11 desensitise 1 desensitisation 5 desena 3 deselection 5

Just after it in the word index:

desensitized 21 desensitizes 3 deseo 2 deserado 2 deserae 3 deseret 61

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 13 aamer 13 aave 13 abdelmadjid 13 abdulkarim 13 abdulsalami 13

Corpus analysis for Desensitize

  • In this selection, "desensitize" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, events and young stand out and add context to how "desensitize" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include be to desensitize the dog and beeswax to desensitize the rdx. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "desensitize" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with desensitize

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Your only concern for a while will be to desensitize the dog to his enclosure. (15 words)

Negative feedback can be used to correct output errors or to desensitize a system to unwanted fluctuations. (17 words)

The vast production of RDX could not continue to rely on the use of natural beeswax to desensitize the RDX. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

Doctors can offer allergy shots if appropriate, and that basically takes a small amount of the thing you're allergic to and puts it in a shot form to desensitize your body to the allergen. (35 words)

They point to reports that children have dressed up dead possums or drowned baby possums in buckets of water during school hunting fund-raisers as evidence that the events desensitize young people to violence. (34 words)

Patients are taught how to desensitize in the most effective way, then progress to using mirrors to rewrite the faulty signals in the brain that appear responsible for this condition. (30 words)

Example sentences (8)

They point to reports that children have dressed up dead possums or drowned baby possums in buckets of water during school hunting fund-raisers as evidence that the events desensitize young people to violence.

Doctors can offer allergy shots if appropriate, and that basically takes a small amount of the thing you're allergic to and puts it in a shot form to desensitize your body to the allergen.

Holding on to these negative attitudes becomes like a growing infection that can also desensitize us from having sympathy and compassion for others.

Repeated demonstrations against the mistreatment of animals raised for human consumption not only desensitize the general populace; they also ignore many of the problems surrounding the vegan lifestyle.

Your only concern for a while will be to desensitize the dog to his enclosure.

Negative feedback can be used to correct output errors or to desensitize a system to unwanted fluctuations.

Patients are taught how to desensitize in the most effective way, then progress to using mirrors to rewrite the faulty signals in the brain that appear responsible for this condition.

The vast production of RDX could not continue to rely on the use of natural beeswax to desensitize the RDX.

Common combinations with desensitize

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "desensitize" in a sentence?
An example: "They point to reports that children have dressed up dead possums or drowned baby possums in buckets of water during school hunting fund-raisers as evidence that the events desensitize young people to violence." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "desensitize" from authentic English texts.
What does "desensitize" mean?
Desensitize means: To reduce or eliminate the sensitivity of (someone) or in (something); to become insensitive.
What are synonyms of "desensitize"?
Common synonyms of "desensitize" include: desensitise, change, alter, modify, sensitize, sensitise.
How many example sentences with "desensitize" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "desensitize", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.