"unnumb" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: unnumbs [present, singular, third-person], unnumbing [participle, present], unnumbed [participle, past], unnumbed [past]
Etymology: un- + numb Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|numb}} un- + numb Head templates: {{en-verb}} unnumb (third-person singular simple present unnumbs, present participle unnumbing, simple past and past participle unnumbed)
  1. To cause not to be numb, to relieve of numbness.
    Sense id: en-unnumb-en-verb-YBIFe~23 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

Inflected forms

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