v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Benumbed p. pr. & vb. n. Benumbing. ] [ OE. binomen, p. p. of binimen to take away, AS. beniman; pref. be + niman to take. See Numb, a., and cf. Benim. ] To make torpid; to deprive of sensation or sensibility; to stupefy; as, a hand or foot benumbed by cold. [ 1913 Webster ]

The creeping death benumbed her senses first. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Made torpid; numbed; stupefied; deadened; as, a benumbed body and mind. -- Be*numbed"ness, n. [1913 Webster]

n. Act of benumbing, or state of being benumbed; torpor. Kirby. [ 1913 Webster ]