desensitize vs besot

desensitize and besot both are verbs.

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

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

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

desensitize (verb)	besot (verb)
make insensitive	make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation
cause not to be sensitive