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Adjective desensitising has 1 sense
  1. desensitizing, desensitising - making less susceptible or sensitive to either physical or emotional stimuli
,Verb desensitise has 2 senses
  1. desensitize, desensitise - cause not to be sensitive; "The war desensitized many soldiers"; "The photographic plate was desensitized"
    --1 is one way to change, alter, modify
    Antonyms: sensitize, sensitise
    Derived form: noun desensitisation1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
  2. desensitize, desensitise - make insensitive; "His military training desensitized him"
    --2 is one way to change, alter, modify
    Derived form: noun desensitisation1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
    Something ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody PP
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