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obtund

[ ob-tuhnd ]
/ ɒbˈtʌnd /
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verb (used with object)
Chiefly Medicine/Medical. to blunt; dull; deaden: The drug's effect was sufficient to obtund pain.
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Origin of obtund

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin obtundere “to beat at,” equivalent to ob- ob- + tundere “to strike”

OTHER WORDS FROM obtund

ob·tun·da·tion, nounob·tund·ent, adjective

Words nearby obtund

obtemper, obtest, obtrude, obtrusion, obtrusive, obtund, obtunded, obturate, obtuse, obtuse angle, obtuse triangle
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Words related to obtund

cripple, dampen, debilitate, sap, soften, undermine, water down, weaken, anesthetize, desensitize, dull, paralyze, stupefy, attenuate, benumb, deaden, disable, enfeeble, numb, blunt

British Dictionary definitions for obtund

obtund
/ (ɒbˈtʌnd) /
verb
(tr) rare to deaden or dull

Derived forms of obtund

obtundent, adjective, noun

Word Origin for obtund

C14: from Latin obtundere to beat against, from ob- against + tundere to belabour
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