Retund

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To blunt; to make less sharp. obsolete, transitive

    "Covered with skin and hair keeps it warm, being naturally a very cold part, and also to quench and dissipate the force of any stroke that shall be dealt it, and retund the edge of any weapon."

  2. 2
    To cause to be obtuse, weak or dull. figuratively, obsolete, transitive

    "to retund someone's confidence"

Synonyms

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batebluntdullrepresstake the edge offturn

Example

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"Covered with skin and hair keeps it warm, being naturally a very cold part, and also to quench and dissipate the force of any stroke that shall be dealt it, and retund the edge of any weapon."

Etymology

From Latin retundere, retusum, from re- (“re-”) + tundere (“to beat”).

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