obtund

verbCommon GRE wordMore O words

to blunt or dull the force, sharpness, or sensitivity of something

In a sentence

Obtund in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing obtund in a sentence.

The anesthetic was used to obtund the nerve's response to pain.

Synonyms

bluntdulldeadennumb

Antonyms

sharpenintensify

Keep going

a stupid, clumsy, or boorish person

stubbornly refusing to change one's mind or course of action

a gesture or attitude of deep respect or submission

showing deferential respect or submissive obedience

a tapering stone pillar with a pyramidal top, typically erected as a monument

grossly overweight to a degree that poses a health risk

to make something deliberately unclear or confusing

the act of making something deliberately unclear or confusing

Common questions

Obtund (verb) means to blunt or dull the force, sharpness, or sensitivity of something

Here is obtund used in an example sentence: "The anesthetic was used to obtund the nerve's response to pain."

Common synonyms for obtund include blunt, dull, deaden, numb.

Antonyms of obtund include sharpen, intensify.

Obtund is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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