To deprive of sensuality or to remove the sensual qualities from something.
From dis- (remove) + sensual + -ize (to make or become). A philosophical term combining Latin roots with modern English verb-forming patterns.
Renaissance philosophers used this concept—they argued that reason could 'dissensualize' our animal instincts, letting the mind triumph over bodily desires!
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