desensitizing
present participle ofdesensitize
desensitize
verb[T]
(UKusuallydesensitise)uk/ˌdiːˈsen.sɪ.taɪz/us/ˌdiːˈsen.sə.taɪz/tocausesomeone toexperiencesomething, usually anemotionor apain, lessstronglythan before:
Seeing too muchviolenceontelevisioncan desensitizepeopletoit.
Becoming and making less strong
- abate
- abatement
- adulterate
- adulterated
- adulteration
- emasculation
- enervate
- enervating
- enfeeble
- enfeebled
- fade
- hedge
- melt
- relieve
- sink
- totter
- tottering
- turn to jellyidiom
- wane
- waste away
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desensitizing
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Desensitizingglutamate receptors shape excitatory synaptic inputs to tiger salamander retinal ganglion cells.
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It has long been suggested that the accumulation of metarhodopsins is adesensitizingfactor that elevates visual threshold after substantial rhodopsin bleaches.
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Tar also damages the mouth by rotting and blackening teeth, damaging gums, anddesensitizingtaste buds.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They are an excellent method of stimulation of different organs and systems, renderdesensitizing, anti-inflammatory and soothing action.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Desensitizingchewing gums and mouthwashes are also marketed.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.For example, studies researching opioid receptor-mediated receptordesensitizingand trafficking in the locus cereleus of the brain are being performed.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The use of all inhaled vasoconstrictors in the nose risksdesensitizingthe nose both to natural and therapeutic levels of decongestants.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Across 90 minutes, however, the experience isdesensitizingand dispiriting and far too insistent.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Desensitizingtoothpastes containing potassium nitrate have been used since the 1980s while toothpastes with potassium chloride or potassium citrate have been available since at least 2000.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Desensitizinglaw enforcement means to place suspicious-looking but innocent packages in public places until police became slack at removing them, at which point a real explosive could be used.
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