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Answer for the clue "Deaden ", 6 letters:
obtund
Word definitions for obtund in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. (context transitive chiefly medicine English) To reduce the edge or effects of; to mitigate; to dull.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
c.1400, (transitive) "to render dead, make dull," used occasionally in English, especially in medical jargon; from Latin obtundere "to blunt, make dull, weaken, exhaust," literally "to beat against" (see obtuse ). Related: Obtundation ; obtunded .
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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; to quell; ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
v. reduce the edge or violence of; "obtunded reflexes"
Usage examples of obtund.
Van is separated from Ada, however - and that is most of his life - he has to obtund the pain of her absence by immersing himself in his work.
It could obtund consciousness to the point of suppressing respiration and cause serious drops in blood pressure.
The people might have been too obtunded to reply with anything meaningful.
Both admitted the alternately stimulating and obtunding influence of heterosexual magnetism.
Several high-ranking members of the Cardia Nostra, former colleagues of Trapper John’s, managed to get there, slightly obtunded by prenuptial ceremonies held the previous evening.
Both admitted the alternately stimulating and obtunding influence of heterosexual magnetism.