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Webster 1913 Edition

Benumb

Be-numb′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Benumbed
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Benumbing
.]
[OE.
binomen
, p. p. of
binimen
to take away, AS.
beniman
; pref.
be
+
niman
to take. See
Numb
,
Adj.
, and cf.
Benim
.]
To make torpid; to deprive of sensation or sensibility; to stupefy;
as, a hand or foot
benumbed
by cold
.
The creeping death
benumbed
her senses first.
Dryden.

Definition 2024

benumb

benumb

English

Verb

benumb ‎(third-person singular simple present benumbs, present participle benumbing, simple past and past participle benumbed)

  1. (transitive) To make numb, as by cold or anesthetic.
  2. (transitive) To deaden.

Translations

Etymology

be- +‎ numb

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