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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 | ||
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