"retund" meaning in All languages combined

See retund on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: retunds [present, singular, third-person], retunding [participle, present], retunded [participle, past], retunded [past]
Etymology: From Latin retundere, retusum, from re- (“re-”) + tundere (“to beat”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|retundere}} Latin retundere Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-retund-en-verb-JTsOx6Af
  2. (transitive, figuratively) To cause to be obtuse or dull. Tags: figuratively, transitive
    Sense id: en-retund-en-verb-V5meLZBX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 85

Inflected forms

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