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be·numb
(bĭ-nŭm′)tr.v. be·numbed, be·numb·ing, be·numbs
1. To make numb, especially by cold.
2. To render senseless or inactive, as from shock or boredom: The dull skit benumbed the audience.
[Middle English binomen, from past participle of binimen, to take away, from Old English beniman : be-, away; see be- + niman, to take; see numb.]
be·numb′ment n.
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benumb
(bɪˈnʌm)vb (tr)
1. to make numb or powerless; deaden physical feeling in, as by cold
2. (usually passive) to make inactive; stupefy (the mind, senses, will, etc)
beˈnumbingly adv
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be•numb
(bɪˈnʌm)v.t.
1. to make numb; deprive of sensation: benumbed by cold.
2. to render inactive; stupefy.
[1350–1400; back formation from Middle English benomen, past participle of benimen to take away, Old English beniman; see be-, numb]
be•numb′ing•ly, adv.
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benumb
Past participle: benumbed
Gerund: benumbing
| Imperative |
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| benumb |
| benumb |
| Present |
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| I benumb |
| you benumb |
| he/she/it benumbs |
| we benumb |
| you benumb |
| they benumb |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I benumbed |
| you benumbed |
| he/she/it benumbed |
| we benumbed |
| you benumbed |
| they benumbed |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am benumbing |
| you are benumbing |
| he/she/it is benumbing |
| we are benumbing |
| you are benumbing |
| they are benumbing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have benumbed |
| you have benumbed |
| he/she/it has benumbed |
| we have benumbed |
| you have benumbed |
| they have benumbed |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was benumbing |
| you were benumbing |
| he/she/it was benumbing |
| we were benumbing |
| you were benumbing |
| they were benumbing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had benumbed |
| you had benumbed |
| he/she/it had benumbed |
| we had benumbed |
| you had benumbed |
| they had benumbed |
| Future |
|---|
| I will benumb |
| you will benumb |
| he/she/it will benumb |
| we will benumb |
| you will benumb |
| they will benumb |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have benumbed |
| you will have benumbed |
| he/she/it will have benumbed |
| we will have benumbed |
| you will have benumbed |
| they will have benumbed |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be benumbing |
| you will be benumbing |
| he/she/it will be benumbing |
| we will be benumbing |
| you will be benumbing |
| they will be benumbing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been benumbing |
| you have been benumbing |
| he/she/it has been benumbing |
| we have been benumbing |
| you have been benumbing |
| they have been benumbing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been benumbing |
| you will have been benumbing |
| he/she/it will have been benumbing |
| we will have been benumbing |
| you will have been benumbing |
| they will have been benumbing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been benumbing |
| you had been benumbing |
| he/she/it had been benumbing |
| we had been benumbing |
| you had been benumbing |
| they had been benumbing |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would benumb |
| you would benumb |
| he/she/it would benumb |
| we would benumb |
| you would benumb |
| they would benumb |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have benumbed |
| you would have benumbed |
| he/she/it would have benumbed |
| we would have benumbed |
| you would have benumbed |
| they would have benumbed |
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Verb 1. benumb - make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses"
desensitise, desensitize - cause not to be sensitive; "The war desensitized many soldiers"; "The photographic plate was desensitized"
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benumb
verb1. To render less sensitive:
Idiom: take the edge off.
2. To dull the senses, as with a heavy blow, a shock, or fatigue:
Chiefly Regional: maze.
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