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Meaning of obtund | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1
əbˈtʌnd

Definitions

To reduce the edge or effects of; to mitigate; to dull.

transitive

Equivalents

Deutsch abstumpfen
Suomi hillitä rajoittaa

Examples

“[…] the use of alcoholic decoctions[…] which are given as medicines to allay pain, obtund nerve sensibility, to cure the little sufferer of his vital manifestations […]”
“Small doses of opioids are also useful in obtunding airway reflexes […]”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

obtunded obtunding obtunds obturate obturated obturates

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