Category:Obtund

Ob*tund", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Obtunded; p. pr. & vb. n. Obtunding.] Etym: [l. obtundere, obtusum; ob (see ob-) + tundere to strike or Beat. See stutter.]

Defn: 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.