Benumb
Pronunciation : Be*numb"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [OE. binomen, p. p. of binimen to take away, AS. beniman; pref. be + niman to take. See Numb, a., and cf. Benim.]
Definition : Defn: To make torpid; to deprive of sensation or sensibility; to stupefy; as, a hand or foot benumbed by cold. The creeping death benumbed her senses first. Dryden.
t. [imp. & p. p. Benumbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Benumbing.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913