obtund

An obsolete verb meaning to dull or blunt, especially in a medical context referring to reducing sensitivity or pain.

• 🇪🇸Verbo, a menudo usado en medicina, que significa atenuar, reducir o embotar una sensación, especialmente el dolor o la sensibilidad.

1. Dull or Blunt C2 formal

   To reduce the sharpness, intensity, or force of something, such as pain, sensation, or an emotion.

   • The medication helped to obtund the severe pain.
   • His constant criticism began to obtund her enthusiasm.
   • The thick walls obtunded the noise from the street.

   🇪🇸embotar

   Sinónimos: alleviatebluntdeadendullmitigatenumbreducesoftentemperweaken

   Antónimos: aggravateexacerbateexciteheightenintensifysharpenstimulatestrengthen

• obtunded past participle
• obtunded past simple
• obtunding present participle
• obtunds third person singular