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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