Definition of "desensitizes" [desensitizes]

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of desensitize. (verb)

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• "You might as well say that it should be illegal to depict violence as exciting and attractive in TV and movies, because this desensitizes viewers to violence and makes them more likely to be violent themselves."
• "In Game of Thrones, we witness brother and sister sexuality so often and explicitly that it almost desensitizes us to its distorted nature."
• "No, but I think it desensitizes viewers to violence, especially violence against women, and makes that sort of thing seem acceptable and makes women seem disposable."