DESENSITISE

desensitize, desensitise

(verb) make insensitive; “His military training desensitized him”

desensitize, desensitise

(verb) cause not to be sensitive; “The war desensitized many soldiers”; “The photographic plate was desensitized”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

desensitise (third-person singular simple present desensitises, present participle desensitising, simple past and past participle desensitised)

Alternative spelling of desensitize

Source: Wiktionary



RESET




Word of the Day

27 November 2024

NAUSEATING

(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.

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