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Obtund

Obtund Meaning & Definition
Obtund Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Obtund?

[v] reduce the edge or violence of; "obtunded reflexes"

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See Also | blunt | deaden

Obtund In Webster's Dictionary

\Ob*tund"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obtunded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Obtunding}.] [L. obtundere, obtusum; ob (see {Ob-}) + tundere to strike or beat. See {Stutter}.] 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. [Archaic] --Harvey. They . . . have filled all our law books with the obtunding story of their suits and trials. --Milton.

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