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 ]