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OBTUND

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Reduce the edge or violence of

Example:

obtunded reflexes

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "obtund" is one way to...):

blunt; deaden (make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

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