retundo

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Latin

Etymology

From re- +‎ tundo (to strike, beat).

Pronunciation

Verb

retundō (present infinitive retundere, perfect active rettudī or retudī, supine retūsum or retūnsum); third conjugation

  1. to beat back, drive back
  2. to restrain, check
  3. to hammer back (something sharp), blunt or dull
  4. to deaden, weaken, frustrate

Conjugation

  • Note: Perfect forms may also be of the form retud-
  • Note: Supine forms and participles may also be of the form retūs-

References

  • retundo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • retundo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • retundo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Spanish

Verb

retundo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of retundir