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unbeˈnumb, v. [un-2 3.] trans. To free from numbness. Hence unbeˈnumbing vbl. n.
1598Sylvester Du Bartas ii. i. iv. Handy-cr. 237 The fire Dries his dank Cloathes,..And un-benums his sinnews and his flesh. 1603Florio Montaigne iii. iii. 492 Most wittes haue neede of extravagant stuffe, to vn-benumme and exercise themselues. 1611Cotgr., Desdormissement,..a quickening, or vnbenumming. 1624Quarles Job xvi. 25 The vertue of his breath, can vnbenumme The frozen lips, and strike the speaker dumme. 1706Stevens i, Desentorpecer, to unbenum. |