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benumb

be·numb [ bi núm ] (past and past participle be·numbed, present participle be·numb·ing, 3rd person present singular be·numbs)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. make unable to feel: to remove the sense of feeling from a faculty or part of the body, especially by exposure to extreme cold

2. make inactive: to make somebody incapable of activity or thought ( usually passive )


be·numb·ment noun
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