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obtunds

obtunds is the third-person singular simple present indicative of obtund.

Meaning of obtund

Verb

obtund (third-person singular simple present obtunds, present participle obtunding, simple past and past participle obtunded)

  1. (transitive) To reduce the edge or effects of; to mitigate; to dull.
    • […] the use of alcoholic decoctions[…] which are given as medicines to allay pain, obtund nerve sensibility, to cure the little sufferer of his vital manifestations […]1900, Martha M. Allen, Alcohol, a Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, page 319
    Synonyms:
    blunt, deaden

Questions about obtunds

What is obtunds the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Obtunds is the third-person singular simple present indicative of obtund.

Words near obtunds in the dictionary

  1. obtunder
  2. obtunders
  3. obtunding
  4. obtundities
  5. obtundity
  6. obtunds
  7. obturacle
  8. obturacles
  9. obturacula
  10. obturacular
  11. obturacule

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