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be⋅numb

   [bi-nuhm]
–verb (used with object)
1. to make numb; deprive of sensation: benumbed by cold.
2. to render inactive; deaden or stupefy.
Origin:
1350–1400; back formation from ME benomen, ptp. of benimen to take away, OE beniman; c. D benemen, G benehmen, Goth biniman. See be-, nimble, numb
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