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   benumb

   /bɪˈnʌm/

   verb

   • 1. deprive of physical or emotional feeling: "the flood of images and alerts coming through social networks is benumbing us"

   Word Origin late 15th century: from obsolete benome, past participle of benim ‘deprive’, from be- (expressing removal) + Old English niman ‘take’.

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • B

     3

   • E

     1

   • N

     1

   • U

     1

   • M

     3

   • B

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