obtundo

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Latin

Etymology

From ob- (upon) +‎ tundo (I strike).

Pronunciation

Verb

obtundō (present infinitive obtundere, perfect active obtudī, supine obtūsum); third conjugation

  1. to strike, beat or batter
  2. to blunt
  3. to deafen
  4. to buffet

Conjugation

Descendants

  • English: obtuse
  • Italian: ottundere

References

  • obtundo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • obtundo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • obtundo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to din a thing into a person's ears: aures alicuius obtundere or simply obtundere (aliquem)
  • obtuse”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.