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.
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
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.
obtund Past participle: obtundedGerund: obtundingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present 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
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. obtund - reduce the edge or violence of; "obtunded reflexes"blunt ,
deaden - make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound"