English dictionary

obtund

/A/b't/@/nd/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

verb

reduce the edge or violence of

verb.change

Examples
Obtunded reflexes.

Source: WordNet 3.0
To reduce the edge, pungency, or violent action of; to dull; to blunt; to deaden; to quell; as, to <i>obtund</i> the acrimony of the gall.

verb

Source: webster1913