obtund

== English == === Etymology === Latin obtundere (“to dull", "deaden", "deafen”), from ob- (see ob-) + tundere. More at obtuse. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /əbˈtʌnd/, /ɒbˈtʌnd/ (US) IPA(key): /əbˈtʌnd/, /ɑbˈtʌnd/ Rhymes: -ʌnd === Verb === obtund (third-person singular simple present obtunds, present participle obtunding, simple past and past participle obtunded) (transitive, chiefly medicine) To reduce the edge or effects of; to mitigate; to dull. ==== Synonyms ==== (dull or mitigate): blunt, deaden ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Dubton