First Known Use: 14th century
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benumb
verb be·numb \bi-ˈnəm, bē-\
: to make (someone) numb or unable to have emotions
Full Definition of BENUMB
transitive verb
1
: to make inactive : deaden
2
: to make numb especially by cold
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Origin of BENUMB
Middle English benomen, from benomen, past participle of benimen to deprive, from Old English beniman, from be- + niman to take — more at nimble
Rhymes with BENUMB
alum, aplomb, bass drum, bay rum, beach plum, become, degum, dim sum, dumdum, dum-dum, eardrum, far from, green thumb, hail from, ho-hum, how come, humdrum, income, in sum, outcome, pond scum, side drum, snare drum, sour gum, steel drum, subgum, succumb, sweet gum, therefrom, to come, Tom Thumb, tom-tom, wherefrom, yum-yum
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