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Today’s Word: Obtund (Verb)

Pronunciation: [ahb-’tênd]
efinition 1: Make dull or blunt, deaden

Usage 1: The adjective is obtundent “blunting, deadening“; obtundity is the noun.

Suggested Usage: There are many ways to use this word around the house: “Mom, typing my homework obtunds my nails radically.” You wouldn’t want to invite an obtundent party-goer for an evening of seriouis merriment but an air-bag that obtunds the blow of a crash is certainly a welcome visitor.

Etymology: Latin obtundere “strike against” or “dull, deaden”, from the prefix ob-, “against” and tund-ere, “to beat, strike”.

—Dr. Language, yourDictionary.com

not to mention yesterday’s word of the day: crapulence