English verb: benumb | |||
1. | benumb (perception) make numb or insensitive | ||
Samples | The shock numbed her senses. | ||
Examples | The bad news will benumb him, The performance is likely to benumb Sue | ||
Synonyms | blunt, dull, numb | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | desensitise, desensitize | ||