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Meaning of benumb in English
Pronunciation
/bəˈnəm/
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Verb
benumb
Etymology
late 15th century: from obsolete benome, past participle of benim ‘deprive’, from be- (expressing removal) + Old Englishniman ‘take’
Definitions
1.
make numb or insensitive
Examples
« The shock numbed her senses »