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retund

retund verb: to blunt; to make less sharp.

Verb

retund (third-person singular simple present retunds, present participle retunding, simple past and past participle retunded)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To blunt; to make less sharp.
    • Covered with skin and hair keeps it warm, being naturally a very cold part, and also to quench and dissipate the force of any stroke that shall be dealt it, and retund the edge of any weapon.1691, John Ray, The Wisdom of God Manifested in the Works of the Creation. […], London: […] Samuel Smith, […], →OCLC
  2. (figuratively, obsolete, transitive) To cause to be obtuse, weak or dull.
    • to retund someone's confidence

Forms of retund

third-person singular presentretunds
present participleretunding
past participleretunded
pastretunded

Origin of retund

From Latin retundere, retusum, from re- (“re-”) + tundere (“to beat”).

Questions about retund

What does retund mean?
Retund means to blunt; to make less sharp.
What part of speech is retund?
Retund is a verb.
What is the past tense of retund?
The past tense of retund is retunded.

Words near retund in the dictionary

  1. retumble
  2. retumbled
  3. retumbles
  4. retumbling
  5. retunable
  6. retund
  7. retunded
  8. retunding
  9. retunds
  10. retune
  11. retuned

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