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obtund |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Obtund \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: obtund v : reduce the edge or violence of "obtunded reflexes"
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