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obtund

[ob-tuhnd]
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verb (used with object)

to blunt; dull; deaden.

RELATED WORDS

paralyze, stupefy, desensitize, dull, anesthetize, dampen, debilitate, cripple, soften, sap, undermine, weaken, immobilize, benumb, blunt, frost, freeze, stun, chill, attenuate

Nearby words

  1. obtest,
  2. obtrude,
  3. obtrusion,
  4. obtrusive,
  5. obtrusively,
  6. obturate,
  7. obturating embolism,
  8. obturator,
  9. obturator artery,
  10. obturator canal

Origin of obtund

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin obtundere to beat at, equivalent to ob- ob- + tundere to strike
Related formsob·tund·ent, adjectiveob·tun·di·ty, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for obtund

obtund

verb

(tr) rare to deaden or dull
Derived Formsobtundent, adjective, noun

Word Origin for obtund

C14: from Latin obtundere to beat against, from ob- against + tundere to belabour
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Word Origin and History for obtund

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.

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Medicine definitions for obtund

obtund

[ŏb-tŭnd′]

v.

To dull or blunt, especially sensation or pain.
Related formsob•tund′ent adj.
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