vt. 使迟钝, 使缓和

[医] 变钝, 缓和

[ verb ]
reduce the edge or violence of
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obtunded reflexes

Obtund \Ob*tund"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obtunded}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Obtunding}.] [L. obtundere, obtusum; ob (see {Ob-}) +
tundere to strike or beat. See {Stutter}.]
To reduce the edge, pungency, or violent action of; to dull;
to blunt; to deaden; to quell; as, to obtund the acrimony of
the gall. [Archaic] --Harvey.

They . . . have filled all our law books with the
obtunding story of their suits and trials. --Milton.