obtund (redirected from obtunded)

ob·tund  (b-tnd)

tr.v. ob·tund·ed, ob·tund·ing, ob·tunds

To make less intense; dull or deaden.

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[Middle English obtunden, from Latin obtundere : ob-, against; see ob- + tundere, to beat.]

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ob·tundent adj.

ob·tundi·ty n.

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Verb

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obtund - reduce the edge or violence of; "obtunded reflexes" blunt, deaden - make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound"