#amortire

• To numb — An old, regional phonetic variant or Gallic loanword (from French 'amortir') for the verb 'to numb' or 'to grow numb'; to temporarily lose or cause to lose tactile sensitivity and mobility in a limb due to cold, a poor posture, or a circulatory disorder. In old texts, it can also mean to diminish, attenuate, or extinguish the force of an impact or a financial debt.
• Growing numb — The act of growing numb and its result; the physiological or pathological process through which a limb or body region temporarily loses tactile sensitivity and mobility. In a neurophysiological sense, it represents the transient blockage of nerve impulse transmission, while figuratively it indicates a state of stagnation, inactivity, torpor, or a decrease in the intensity of activities or feelings.
• Numbness state — A regional or archaic phonetic variant of the noun 'amorțire'; the act of growing numb and its result. This term defines the transient physiological process of losing tactile sensitivity and mobility in a limb, or, figuratively, a state of deep torpor and inactivity.
• Numbness — The act of going numb and its result; the process of losing tactile sensitivity or muscular mobility; an historical variant of the modern noun 'amorțire'. In archaic or popular language, the term defines that state of numbness, lack of reaction, physical or spiritual torpor gradually settling in an organism or a community.
• Anesthetize — To subject a living organism, a patient, or an anatomical region to the action of an anesthetic agent, with the purpose of temporarily and reversibly suppressing pain sensitivity during a medical procedure. Figuratively, the action expresses the neutralization, numbing, or annihilation of the emotional, moral, or sensory responsiveness of a person or a community toward external stimuli.