obtund

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /əbˈtʌnd/|/ɒbˈtʌnd/    美 /əbˈtʌnd/|/ɑbˈtʌnd/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To reduce the edge or effects of; to mitigate; to dull. transitive
    — […] 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 […]

词形变化

obtunds present,singular,third-person obtunding participle,present obtunded participle,past obtunded past

词源

Latin obtundere (“to dull", "deaden", "deafen”), from ob- (see ob-) + tundere. More at obtuse.
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