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View synonyms for obtund

obtund

[ ob-tuhnd ]

verb (used with object)

  1. Chiefly Medicine/Medical. to blunt; dull; deaden:

    The drug's effect was sufficient to obtund pain.

obtund

/ ɒbˈtʌnd /

verb

  1. rare.
    tr to deaden or dull
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • obˈtundent, adjectivenoun
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Other Words From

  • ob·tun·da·tion noun
  • ob·tund·ent adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of obtund1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin obtundere “to beat at,” equivalent to ob- ob- + tundere “to strike”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of obtund1

C14: from Latin obtundere to beat against, from ob- against + tundere to belabour

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