obtund

  • 11obtund — [əb tʌnd] verb chiefly Medicine dull the sensitivity of; deaden. Origin ME: from L. obtundere, from ob against + tundere to beat …

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  • 12obtund — v blunt, dull, take the edge off; moderate, modulate, soften, tone down, muffle, mute; deaden, numb, benumb, stupefy, anesthetize …

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  • 13obtund — ob·tund …

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  • 14obtund — vb. to blunt or deaden sensitivity; for example, by the application of a local anaesthetic, which reduces or causes complete loss of sensation in nearby nerves …

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  • 15obtund — ob•tund [[t]ɒbˈtʌnd[/t]] v. t. to blunt; dull; deaden • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < L obtundere to beat at =ob ob +tundere to strike ob•tund′ent, adj. n …

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  • 16obtund — /ɒbˈtʌnd/ (say ob tund) verb (t) to blunt; dull; deaden. {Middle English, from Latin obtundere beat, strike at} –obtundent, adjective …

  • 17obtund —   v.t. blunt; dull.    ♦ obtundent, n. & a. (drug) dulling pain …

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  • 18obtund — v.tr. blunt or deaden (a sense or faculty). Etymology: ME f. L obtundere obtus (as OB , tundere beat) …

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  • 19Obtunded — Obtund Ob*tund , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obtunded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Obtunding}.] [L. obtundere, obtusum; ob (see {Ob }) + tundere to strike or beat. See {Stutter}.] To reduce the edge, pungency, or violent action of; to dull; to blunt; to deaden;… …

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  • 20Obtunding — Obtund Ob*tund , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obtunded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Obtunding}.] [L. obtundere, obtusum; ob (see {Ob }) + tundere to strike or beat. See {Stutter}.] To reduce the edge, pungency, or violent action of; to dull; to blunt; to deaden;… …

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