| VERB | perception | benumb, numb, blunt, dull | make numb or insensitive |
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| Meaning | make numb or insensitive. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Model | The bad news will benumb him; The performance is likely to benumb Sue | |
| Synonyms | numb, blunt, dull | |
| Broader | desensitize, desensitise | Cause not to be sensitive |
| Spanish | adormecer | |
| Catalan | adormir | |
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