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obtund

ob·tund

UK/əbˈtʌnd/ US/ɒbˈtʌnd/ uncommon

verb

1.

reduce the edge or violence of

  • “obtunded reflexes”

Origin

Latin obtundere (“to dull", "deaden", "deafen”), from ob- (see ob-) + tundere. More at obtuse.

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