OBTUNDS
Verb
obtunds
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of obtund
Source: Wiktionary
OBTUND
Ob*tund", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Obtunded; p. pr. & vb. n. Obtunding.]
Etym: [L. obtundere, obtusum; ob (see Ob-) + tundere to strike or
beat. See Stutter.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition