benumb[verb]Synonyms: deaden, blunt, desensitize, dull, mull, numb, daze, bedaze, bemuse, paralyze, petrify, stun, stupefy
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benumb verb trans. [bɪ'nʌm] L15.[from strong pa. pple of Old English beniman deprive, formed as BE- 1 + NIM verb: cf. NUMB adjective.]Make insensible, torpid, or powerless (esp. of cold); deaden, stupefy; paralyse (the mind or will, action, etc.).
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