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ob·tund
(ŏb-tŭnd′)tr.v. ob·tund·ed, ob·tund·ing, ob·tunds
To make less intense; dull or deaden.
[Middle English obtunden, from Latin obtundere : ob-, against; see ob- + tundere, to beat.]
ob·tund′ent adj.
ob·tun′di·ty n.
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obtund
(ɒbˈtʌnd)vb
(tr) rare to deaden or dull
[C14: from Latin obtundere to beat against, from ob- against + tundere to belabour]
obˈtundent adj, n
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ob•tund
(ɒbˈtʌnd)v.t.
to blunt; dull; deaden.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin obtundere to beat at =ob- ob- + tundere to strike]
ob•tund′ent, adj., n.
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obtund
Past participle: obtunded
Gerund: obtunding
| Imperative |
|---|
| obtund |
| obtund |
| Present |
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| I obtund |
| you obtund |
| he/she/it obtunds |
| we obtund |
| you obtund |
| they obtund |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I obtunded |
| you obtunded |
| he/she/it obtunded |
| we obtunded |
| you obtunded |
| they obtunded |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am obtunding |
| you are obtunding |
| he/she/it is obtunding |
| we are obtunding |
| you are obtunding |
| they are obtunding |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have obtunded |
| you have obtunded |
| he/she/it has obtunded |
| we have obtunded |
| you have obtunded |
| they have obtunded |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was obtunding |
| you were obtunding |
| he/she/it was obtunding |
| we were obtunding |
| you were obtunding |
| they were obtunding |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had obtunded |
| you had obtunded |
| he/she/it had obtunded |
| we had obtunded |
| you had obtunded |
| they had obtunded |
| Future |
|---|
| I will obtund |
| you will obtund |
| he/she/it will obtund |
| we will obtund |
| you will obtund |
| they will obtund |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have obtunded |
| you will have obtunded |
| he/she/it will have obtunded |
| we will have obtunded |
| you will have obtunded |
| they will have obtunded |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be obtunding |
| you will be obtunding |
| he/she/it will be obtunding |
| we will be obtunding |
| you will be obtunding |
| they will be obtunding |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been obtunding |
| you have been obtunding |
| he/she/it has been obtunding |
| we have been obtunding |
| you have been obtunding |
| they have been obtunding |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been obtunding |
| you will have been obtunding |
| he/she/it will have been obtunding |
| we will have been obtunding |
| you will have been obtunding |
| they will have been obtunding |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been obtunding |
| you had been obtunding |
| he/she/it had been obtunding |
| we had been obtunding |
| you had been obtunding |
| they had been obtunding |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would obtund |
| you would obtund |
| he/she/it would obtund |
| we would obtund |
| you would obtund |
| they would obtund |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have obtunded |
| you would have obtunded |
| he/she/it would have obtunded |
| we would have obtunded |
| you would have obtunded |
| they would have obtunded |
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Verb 1. obtund - reduce the edge or violence of; "obtunded reflexes"
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