Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
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benumb . - Earlier forms of
benum , past participle of benim.
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Examples
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And sithen, sir knight, it hath befallen me so, and through me and mine I have benome him many of his men, and made them to become my men.
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Ah, sir, that steed he hath benome me with strength; wherefore my lord will slay me in what place he findeth me.
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And sithen, sir knight, it hath befallen me so, and through me and mine I have benome him many of his men, and made them to become my men.
Chronicle and Romance (The Harvard Classics Series) Thomas Malory Jean Froissart
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Ah, sir, that steed he hath benome me with strength; wherefor my lord will slay me in what place he findeth me.
Chronicle and Romance (The Harvard Classics Series) Thomas Malory Jean Froissart
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And on the right hand were two flowers like a lily, and the one would have benome the other's whiteness but a good man departed them that the one touched not the other; and then out of every flower came out many flowers, and fruit great plenty.
Chronicle and Romance (The Harvard Classics Series) Thomas Malory Jean Froissart
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Ah, sir, that steed he hath benome me with strength; wherefor my lord will slay me in what place he findeth me.
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And sithen, sir knight, it hath befallen me so, and through me and mine I have benome him many of his men, and made them to become my men.
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And sithen, sir knight, it hath befallen me so, and through me and mine I have benome him many of his men, and made them to become my men.
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And on the right hand were two flowers like a lily, and the one would have benome the other's whiteness, but a good man departed them that the one touched not the other; and then out of every flower came out many flowers, and fruit great plenty.
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Ah, sir, that steed he hath benome me with strength; wherefore my lord will slay me in what place he findeth me.
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