Benumb and Enhance

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Benumb verb - To reduce or weaken in strength or feeling.

Usage example: a succession of personal tragedies had benumbed him to all grief

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Enhance is an antonym for benumb.

Enhance verb - To make better.

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Benumb is an antonym for enhance.

Nearby Words: enhancement, enhancing, enhancer

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Enhance and Benumb. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/benumb/enhance

Benumb & Enhance. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/benumb/enhance>.

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