ob·tund ( b-t nd )tr.v. ob·tund·ed, ob·tund·ing, ob·tunds To make less intense; dull or deaden. [Middle English obtunden, from Latin obtundere : ob-, against; see ob- + tundere, to beat.] ob·tund ent adj.ob·tun di·ty n. |
obtund [ɒbˈtʌnd]
vb
(tr) Rare to deaden or dull
[from Latin obtundere to beat against, from ob- against + tundere to belabour]
obtundent adj & n
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