émousser

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French

Etymology

From é- +‎ mousse +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.mu.se/
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Verb

émousser

  1. to dull, blunt (to render blunt; to remove or blunt an edge or something that was sharp)
  2. (figuratively) to dull (a feeling)
    • 1895, R. von Krafft-Ebing, Psychopathia Sexualis:
      Ma sensibilité pour les charmes féminins s’est un peu émoussée, mais, dans les rapports sexuels avec la femme, surtout quand elle a des seins forts, je suis toujours puissant sans avoir besoin de me créer dans mon imagination des scènes excitantes.
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