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Obtund

[ob-TUHND]

Part of speech: verb

Origin: Latin, 15th century

1.

Dull the sensitivity of; blunt; deaden.

Examples of Obtund in a sentence

"Katherine bought a new shovel each winter and used it on the ice until she had obtunded it."

"I was pleased to discover children’s aspirin obtunds the pain from canker sores."

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