benumb

Meanings

• Verb

  To make numb or insensible; to stun or render incapable of feeling.

  - "The local anesthetic benumbed the area before the surgery."
  - "The cold weather benumbed his fingers."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with benumb
numb , plumb , grumb , gumbo , jumb

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Variants

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benumb , benumbed , benumbing , benumbs

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Etymology

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Originally meaning 'to stupefy' or 'to make dull,' from Old French benumir, from benum, numb.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'benumb' is related to the word 'numb.'

2. Benumb is a rare word and is not commonly used in everyday language.

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Related Concepts

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1. Anesthesia: The medical practice of rendering a patient insensible to pain during surgery or medical procedures.

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Culture

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Benumb has been used in literature and poetry to describe a feeling of being stunned or insensible. For example, in Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Raven,' the narrator describes feeling 'benumbed with cold and fear'.

How to Memorize "benumb"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a needle being injected into your skin, causing a numbing sensation.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'benumb' with the feeling of being numb or insensible.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the word 'benumb' as 'Bringing Numbness Under My Control'.

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