English → Latin
“benumb” in Latin
obstupefaciōto astonish, amaze, astound, stupefy; to be stunned, amazed, paralysedrigidusstiff, rigid, hard, inflexible; stern, strict, severe, hard, inflexiblerigeōto be stiff or numb; stiffen; to stand upright; stand on end; to remain unmoved or inerttorpidusbenumbed, stupefied, torpidrigōto irrigate, to lead, convey or conduct (a liquid to a place); to wet, moisten, water or bedew something with a liquid; torpeōto be stiff, numb, torpid or motionless; to be stupefied or astounded; to be inactive or listlessstupeōto be stunned, stiffened or benumbed, stop, hesitate; to be dazed, speechless or silenced; to be astounded, confounded,
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
benumb
torporem affere alicui rei, torpore hebetare aliquid; obstupefacere. Benumbed, rigidus, rigens; torpidus, obstupefactus. To be benumbed, rigidum esse, rigere, torpere, torpidum esse; stupere: to become so, rigescere, obrigescere, torposcere, obtorpescere, stupescere, obstupescere. The hand is benumbed, manus obtorpuit. My eyes were benumbed, torpuerant genae doloro. To become benumbed with fear, prae metu obtorpescere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for benumb?
- The usual Latin words for “benumb” are obstupefaciō, rigidus, rigeō; also torpidus, rigō, torpeō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.