benumb
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Sense: Verb: desensitize - literary
Synonyms:
dull Collocations, numb Collocations, stupefy, paralyze, paralyse , deaden, knock out , KO , anesthetize, anaesthetize , anaesthetise , cushion Collocations, desensitize, desensitise , dope Collocations , drug Collocations, ease Collocations, appease, assuage, etherize, etherise , administer anesthetic to, administer anaesthetic to , knock unconscious, knock senseless, lay out, mollify, narcotize, narcotise , palliate, put to sleep , put under