RETUND

Etymology

Verb

retund (third-person singular simple present retunds, present participle retunding, simple past and past participle retunded)

(transitive) To blunt; to turn, as an edge.

(transitive, figuratively) To cause to be obtuse or dull.

Anagrams

• Druten, deturn, dunter, runted, turned

Source: Wiktionary


Re*tund", v. t. Etym: [L. retundere, retusum; pref. re- re- + tundere to beat.]

Definition: To blunt; to turn, as an edge; figuratively, to cause to be obtuse or dull; as, to retund confidence. Ray. Cudworth.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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