desensitize vs benumb

desensitize and benumb both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
desensitize	No	No	Yes	No
benumb	No	No	Yes	No

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

Other hyponyms of desensitize include blunt, dull, numb, bedaze, daze, stun, besot, stupefy, deaf, deafen.

desensitize (verb)	benumb (verb)
make insensitive	make numb or insensitive
cause not to be sensitive