desensitise vs stupefy

desensitise and stupefy both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
desensitise	No	No	Yes	No
stupefy	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, stupefy is a hyponym of desensitise; that is, stupefy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than desensitise:

Other hyponyms of desensitise include benumb, blunt, dull, numb, bedaze, daze, stun, besot, deaf, deafen.

desensitise (verb)	stupefy (verb)
make insensitive	make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow
cause not to be sensitive	be a mystery or bewildering to
	make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation