Crossword clues for obtund
obtund
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; 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.
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.
Wiktionary
vb. (context transitive chiefly medicine English) To reduce the edge or effects of; to mitigate; to dull.
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.