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   obtund

   /əbˈtʌnd/

   verb

   • 1. dull the sensitivity of; blunt; deaden: dated "the next step is to obtund the tissues to be operated on"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin obtundere, from ob- ‘against’ + tundere ‘to beat’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

   • O

     1

   • B

     3

   • T

     1

   • U

     1

   • N

     1

   • D

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