Desensitize and Lessen

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Desensitize verb - Make insensitive.

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Lessen and desensitize are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lessen" instead a verb "Desensitize".

Lessen verb - To make smaller in amount, volume, or extent.

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Desensitize and lessen are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Desensitize" instead a verb "Lessen".

Nearby Words: lessening, less

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Lessen and Desensitize. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/desensitize/lessen

Desensitize & Lessen. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/desensitize/lessen>.

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