The Collaborative International Dictionary
Retund
Retund \Re*tund"\, v. t. [L. retundere, retusum; pref. re- re- +
tundere to beat.]
To blunt; to turn, as an edge; figuratively, to cause to be
obtuse or dull; as, to retund confidence.
--Ray. Cudworth.
Wiktionary
retund
vb. 1 To blunt; to turn, as an edge. 2 (context figuratively English) To cause to be obtuse or dull.