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Verb: obtund  ób'túnd
Usage: rare
  1. Dull, deaden, or blunt, especially in reference to physical or mental faculties
    "The medication obtunded the patient's pain response"

Derived forms: obtunded, obtunding, obtunds

Type of: blunt, deaden

Encyclopedia: Obtund