BENUMBS

Verb

benumbs

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benumb

Source: Wiktionary


BENUMB

Be*numb", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Benumbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Benumbing.] Etym: [OE. binomen, p. p. of binimen to take away, AS. beniman; pref. be + niman to take. See Numb, a., and cf. Benim.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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