retund
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 7
- Words With Friends
- 9
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- 6
Definition of retund
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
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(obsolete, transitive)To blunt; to make less sharp.
“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.”
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verb
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(obsolete, transitive)To blunt; to make less sharp.
“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.”
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(figuratively, obsolete, transitive)To cause to be obtuse, weak or dull.
“to retund someone's confidence”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Latin retundere, retusum, from re- (“re-”) + tundere (“to beat”).
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