desensitize
verb (used with object)
to lessen the sensitiveness of.
had desensitized
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past perfectof desensitize.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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“You see something like this, and it really isn’t shocking,” said Victoria Nunez, a senior at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Fla., adding that the internet and social media had desensitized everyone.
From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2022
In stroking their own arms, they had desensitized that part of their body to touch in general.
From Science Magazine ● May 29, 2019
