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Desensitises vs Desensitizes - What's the difference?

desensitises | desensitizes |

As verbs the difference between desensitises and desensitizes

is that desensitises is third-person singular of desensitise while desensitizes is third-person singular of desensitize.

desensitises

English

Verb

(head)
  • (desensitise)

  • desensitise

    English

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • British English forms

    desensitizes

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (desensitize)

  • desensitize

    English

    Alternative forms

    * desensitise (British)

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To cause to become less sensitive or insensitive.
  • Working in an Operating Room desensitized me to the sight of blood.

    Derived terms

    * (l)