blunt (v.) Copy link Outline 1. hĕbĕto, 12. rĕtundo, tŭdi, tūsum, 33. obtundo, 34. praestringo, strinxi, strictum, 3 • blunt (v.): 1. hĕbĕto, 1: to b. the spears, hastas h., Liv. Fig.: sadness and care are b.'d by wine, vino tristitia et cura hebetatur, Plin. 2. rĕtundo, tŭdi, tūsum, 3: to b. a sword, ferrum r., Cic.: the lime-tree b.s an axe very soon, citissime r. ascias tilia, Plin. Fig.: to b. the edge of the mind, mucronem ingenii r., Quint. 3. obtundo, 3: Lucr. Fig.: to b. the mind, mentem ob., Cic.: to b. grief, aegritudinem ob., Cic. 4. praestringo, strinxi, strictum, 3: the edge of the sword is b.'d, acies ferri praestringitur, Plin. Fig.: to b. the edge of the mind, aciem animi p., Cic.