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Webster 1913 Edition


Retund

Re-tund′

,
Verb.
T.
[L.
retundere
,
retusum
; pref.
re-
re- +
tundere
to beat.]
To blunt; to turn, as an edge; figuratively, to cause to be obtuse or dull;
as, to
retund
confidence
.
Ray. Cudworth.

Webster 1828 Edition


Retund

RETUND'

,
Verb.
T.
[l. retundo; re and rundo, to beat.]
To blunt; to turn; as an edge; to dull; as, to retund the edge of a weapon.

Definition 2024


retund

retund

English

Verb

retund (third-person singular simple present retunds, present participle retunding, simple past and past participle retunded)

  1. (transitive) To blunt; to turn, as an edge.
    • Ralph Cudworth
      Covered with skin and hair keeps it warm, being naturally a very cold part, and also to quench and dissipate the force of any stroke that shall be dealt it, and retund the edge of any weapon.
  2. (transitive, figuratively) To cause to be obtuse or dull.
    to retund confidence