insensibilizar
Galician
Etymology
From in- + sensible + -izar.
Verb
insensibilizar (first-person singular present insensibilizo, first-person singular preterite insensibilicei, past participle insensibilizado)
insensibilizar (first-person singular present insensibilizo, first-person singular preterite insensibilizei, past participle insensibilizado, reintegrationist norm)
- (transitive) to desensitize
Conjugation
1Less recommended.
Derived terms
- insensibilización
Further reading
- “insensibilizar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
- “insensibilizar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
Portuguese
Etymology
From in- + sensível + -izar.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.sẽ.si.bi.liˈza(ʁ)/ [ĩ.sẽ.si.bi.liˈza(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ĩ.sẽ.si.bi.liˈza(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ĩ.sẽ.si.bi.liˈza(ʁ)/ [ĩ.sẽ.si.bi.liˈza(χ)]
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /ĩ.sẽ.si.bi.liˈza(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ĩ.sẽ.si.bi.liˈzaɾ/ [ĩ.sẽ.si.βi.liˈzaɾ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ĩ.sẽ.si.bi.liˈza.ɾi/ [ĩ.sẽ.si.βi.liˈza.ɾi]
Verb
insensibilizar (first-person singular present insensibilizo, first-person singular preterite insensibilizei, past participle insensibilizado)
- (transitive) to desensitize
- Synonym: dessensibilizar
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Derived terms
- insensibilização
Further reading
- “insensibilizar”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 2009–2026
- “insensibilizar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
- “insensibilizar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
From in- + sensible + -izar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /insensibiliˈθaɾ/ [ĩn.sẽn.si.β̞i.liˈθaɾ] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- IPA(key): /insensibiliˈsaɾ/ [ĩn.sẽn.si.β̞i.liˈsaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: in‧sen‧si‧bi‧li‧zar
Verb
insensibilizar (first-person singular present insensibilizo, first-person singular preterite insensibilicé, past participle insensibilizado)
- (transitive) to desensitize
- Synonym: desensibilizar
- (pronominal) to become desensitized
Conjugation
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| with infinitive insensibilizar | dative | insensibilizarme | insensibilizarte | insensibilizarle, insensibilizarse | insensibilizarnos | insensibilizaros | insensibilizarles, insensibilizarse |
| accusative | insensibilizarme | insensibilizarte | insensibilizarlo, insensibilizarla, insensibilizarse | insensibilizarnos | insensibilizaros | insensibilizarlos, insensibilizarlas, insensibilizarse | |
| with gerund insensibilizando | dative | insensibilizándome | insensibilizándote | insensibilizándole, insensibilizándose | insensibilizándonos | insensibilizándoos | insensibilizándoles, insensibilizándose |
| accusative | insensibilizándome | insensibilizándote | insensibilizándolo, insensibilizándola, insensibilizándose | insensibilizándonos | insensibilizándoos | insensibilizándolos, insensibilizándolas, insensibilizándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative insensibiliza | dative | insensibilízame | insensibilízate | insensibilízale | insensibilízanos | not used | insensibilízales |
| accusative | insensibilízame | insensibilízate | insensibilízalo, insensibilízala | insensibilízanos | not used | insensibilízalos, insensibilízalas | |
| with informal second-person singular voseo imperative insensibilizá | dative | insensibilizame | insensibilizate | insensibilizale | insensibilizanos | not used | insensibilizales |
| accusative | insensibilizame | insensibilizate | insensibilizalo, insensibilizala | insensibilizanos | not used | insensibilizalos, insensibilizalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative insensibilice | dative | insensibilíceme | not used | insensibilícele, insensibilícese | insensibilícenos | not used | insensibilíceles |
| accusative | insensibilíceme | not used | insensibilícelo, insensibilícela, insensibilícese | insensibilícenos | not used | insensibilícelos, insensibilícelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative insensibilicemos | dative | not used | insensibilicémoste | insensibilicémosle | insensibilicémonos | insensibilicémoos | insensibilicémosles |
| accusative | not used | insensibilicémoste | insensibilicémoslo, insensibilicémosla | insensibilicémonos | insensibilicémoos | insensibilicémoslos, insensibilicémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative insensibilizad | dative | insensibilizadme | not used | insensibilizadle | insensibilizadnos | insensibilizaos | insensibilizadles |
| accusative | insensibilizadme | not used | insensibilizadlo, insensibilizadla | insensibilizadnos | insensibilizaos | insensibilizadlos, insensibilizadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative insensibilicen | dative | insensibilícenme | not used | insensibilícenle | insensibilícennos | not used | insensibilícenles, insensibilícense |
| accusative | insensibilícenme | not used | insensibilícenlo, insensibilícenla | insensibilícennos | not used | insensibilícenlos, insensibilícenlas, insensibilícense | |
Derived terms
- insensibilización
Further reading
- “insensibilizar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025