be|numb

be|numb
be|numb «bih NUHM», transitive verb.
1. to make numb: »

My fingers were benumbed by the cold.

SYNONYM(S): numb.
2. to stupefy; deaden: »

She was benumbed with grief at the death of her pet dog. A pen in his hand…benumbs all his faculties (Samuel Johnson).

SYNONYM(S): paralyze.
[Old English benumen, past participle of beniman deprive < be- + niman take]
be|numb´ing|ly, adverb.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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