obtund
pronunciation
How to pronounce obtund in British English:
UK [ɒb'tʌnd]
How to pronounce obtund in American English:
US [ɒb'tʌnd]
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- Verb:
- reduce the edge or violence of
Word Origin
- obtund (v.)
- c. 1400, (transitive) "to render dead, make dull," used occasionally in English, especially in medical jargon; from Latin obtundere "to blunt, make dull, weaken, exhaust," literally "to beat against" (see obtuse). Related: Obtundation; obtunded.