benumb
verb (used with object)
to make numb; deprive of sensation.
have benumbed
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present perfectof benumb.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Remember," again addressing the woman whom hopelessness seemed for a moment to have benumbed, "that if you would yet do me a kindness, be kind to her.
From The Light of Scarthey by Egerton Castle
He thought of the nights in his room when the hard heavy work of the day in the warehouse seemed to have benumbed his brain.
From Marching Men by Sherwood Anderson
My mere return to that ordered elegance seemed to have benumbed my individuality.
From The "Goldfish" by Arthur Cheney Train
Such peace, peace, dear, would have benumbed Napoleon; but I need few other interests—my universe begins at his head and ends at his feet.
From Letters of a Dakota Divorcee by Jane Burr
Indeed Dogvane's concession seemed to have benumbed his brain.
From The Life of a Celebrated Buccaneer A Page of Past History for the Use of the Children of To-day by Richard Clynton
