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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Benumb \Be*numb"\, v. 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}, a., 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Benumbed \Be*numbed"\, a. Made torpid; numbed; stupefied; deadened; as a benumbed body and mind. -- {Be*numbed"ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: benumbed adj 1: lacking sensation; "my foot is asleep"; "numb with cold" [syn: {asleep(p)}, {numb}] 2: having lost or been caused to lose interest because of overexposure; "the mind of the audience is becoming dulled"; "the benumbed intellectual faculties can no longer respond" [syn: {dulled}]
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