Bedumb

/bɪˈdʌm/ verb

to make someone or something dumb, silent, or unable to speak; to stupefy or render speechless.

From be- (causative prefix) + dumb (from Old English dumb and Old High German dumb, originally meaning 'unable to speak'). The verb form means to cause someone to become dumb or silent.

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