Associations to the word «Obtund»
Wiktionary
OBTUND, verb. (transitive) (chiefly medicine) To reduce the edge or effects of; to mitigate; to dull.
Dictionary definition
OBTUND, verb. Reduce the edge or violence of; "obtunded reflexes".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.