retund

verb

1. To blunt; to make less sharp.

   obsolete, transitive

   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. To cause to be obtuse, weak or dull.

   figuratively, obsolete, transitive

   to retund someone's confidence

Where it comes from

From Latin retundere, retusum, from re- (“re-”) + tundere (“to beat”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry retund (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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