Definitions for obtundɒbˈtʌnd
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ob•tundɒbˈtʌnd(v.t.)
to blunt; dull; deaden.
Origin of obtund:
1350–1400; ME < L obtundere to beat at =ob-ob - +tundere to strike
ob•tund′ent(adj.; n.)
Princeton's WordNet
obtund(verb)
reduce the edge or violence of
"obtunded reflexes"
Wiktionary
obtund(Verb)
To reduce the edge or effects of; to mitigate; to dull.
Origin: obtundo, from ob- + tundo
Webster Dictionary
Obtund(verb)
to reduce the edge, pungency, or violent action of; to dull; to blunt; to deaden; to quell; as, to obtund the acrimony of the gall
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