obtund Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb reduce the edge or violence of
    • obtunded reflexes

WordNet

Ob*tund" transitive verb
Etymology
L. obtundere, obtusum; ob (see Ob-) + tundere to strike or beat. See Stutter.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Obtunded; present participle & verbal noun Obtunding
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913