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Obtund
Pronunciation : Ob*tund"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. obtundere, obtusum; ob (see Ob-) + tundere to strike or beat. See Stutter.]
Definition : Defn: 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.
t. [imp. & p. p. Obtunded; p. pr. & vb. n. Obtunding.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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