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ob⋅tund

  [ob-tuhnd]
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–verb (used with object)
to blunt; dull; deaden.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L obtundere to beat at, equiv. to ob- ob- + tundere to strike

Related forms:
ob⋅tund⋅ent, adjective
ob⋅tun⋅di⋅ty, noun
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ob·tund   (ŏb-tŭnd')   
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.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ob·tund
Pronunciation: äb-'t&nd
Function: transitive verb
: to reduce the intensity or sensitivity of : make dull<obtunded reflexes> obtund pain>

Main Entry: 1ob·tund·ent
Pronunciation: äb-'t&n-d&nt
Function: adjective
: blunting irritation or lessening pain

Main Entry: 2obtundent
Function: noun
: an agent that blunts pain or dulls sensibility
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obtund ob·tund (ŏb-tŭnd')
v. ob·tund·ed, ob·tund·ing, ob·tunds
To dull or blunt, especially sensation or pain.

ob·tund'ent adj.
ob·tun'di·ty n.

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