CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OBTUND
PRESENT
Present
I obtund
you obtund
he/she/it obtunds
we obtund
you obtund
they obtund
Present continuous
I am obtunding
you are obtunding
he/she/it is obtunding
we are obtunding
you are obtunding
they are obtunding
Present perfect
I have obtunded
you have obtunded
he/she/it has obtunded
we have obtunded
you have obtunded
they have obtunded
Present perfect continuous
I have been obtunding
you have been obtunding
he/she/it has been obtunding
we have been obtunding
you have been obtunding
they have been obtunding
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I obtunded
you obtunded
he/she/it obtunded
we obtunded
you obtunded
they obtunded
Past continuous
I was obtunding
you were obtunding
he/she/it was obtunding
we were obtunding
you were obtunding
they were obtunding
Past perfect
I had obtunded
you had obtunded
he/she/it had obtunded
we had obtunded
you had obtunded
they had obtunded
Past perfect continuous
I had been obtunding
you had been obtunding
he/she/it had been obtunding
we had been obtunding
you had been obtunding
they had been obtunding
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will obtund
you will obtund
he/she/it will obtund
we will obtund
you will obtund
they will obtund
Future continuous
I will be obtunding
you will be obtunding
he/she/it will be obtunding
we will be obtunding
you will be obtunding
they will be obtunding
Future perfect
I will have obtunded
you will have obtunded
he/she/it will have obtunded
we will have obtunded
you will have obtunded
they will have obtunded
Future perfect continuous
I will have been obtunding
you will have been obtunding
he/she/it will have been obtunding
we will have been obtunding
you will have been obtunding
they will have been obtunding
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would obtund
you would obtund
he/she/it would obtund
we would obtund
you would obtund
they would obtund
Conditional continuous
I would be obtunding
you would be obtunding
he/she/it would be obtunding
we would be obtunding
you would be obtunding
they would be obtunding
Conditional perfect
I would have obtund
you would have obtund
he/she/it would have obtund
we would have obtund
you would have obtund
they would have obtund
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been obtunding
you would have been obtunding
he/she/it would have been obtunding
we would have been obtunding
you would have been obtunding
they would have been obtunding
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you obtund
we let´s obtund
you obtund
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
obtunding
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OBTUND»
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obtund in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Dental Items of Interest: A Monthly Journal of Dental ...
However, the moment we read glowing descriptions of agencies which will
positively obtund sensitive dentine and then discover that it takes two sittings for
their use, we are apt to dismiss the matter and give it no further thought. I am
satisfied ...
One of the reasons why it takes so long to obtund some teeth is because there is
a difference of 500 ohmes of resistance in different people. The hands of some
are more calloused than others, and in holding the negative pole in their hands it
...
United States. Navy Dept. Office of the Chief of Chaplains, 1897
The chief objection to drugs used topically is their superficial effect — they do not
obtund deeply enough, oftentimes, to permit of the removal of a single layer of
leathery dentin without giving pain. While warm drugs topically applied have
much ...
J. D. White, John Hugh McQuillen, George Jacob Ziegler, 1909
obtund. (ob-TUND) verb to dull or deaden; to blunt or make less intense. Mamma
was an abject slave to their caprices, but Papa was not so easily subjugated, and
occasionally afflicted his spouse by an attempt at paternal tender discipline ...
Robert Hartwell Fiske, 2011
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Transactions of the American Dental Association at the ... ...
This method will obtund, but it has several serious drawbacks. The cavity must be
prepared while the spray is being thrown in, for if the spray is removed, sensation
will return in about a minute. In preparing a cavity while it is wet the operator is ...
American Dental Association, 1910
6
The New And Complete Dictionary Of The English Language: In ...
Obtund' ed {p. from obtund) Blunted, deadened, quelled. Obtund'ing (p. a. from
obtund) Blunting, deadening, quelling. OBTURa'TION (j. from tbe Lat. obturatqa
jìopped up) The act of stopping up with something smeared over. " Jobnfon.
RVTt? »«• ®T3T SBR*TR TO. Obtrus'ive a. disposed to thrust one's self among
others ^Oim, q gi5Sig?tt ^<Ht?I, §5Tr, 3^?f> fptf^irr. Obtrusively adv. Obtrusive-
ness n. ^^qair, g5|t^on m, 55^ ^^^^ w. Obtund ( ob-tund' ) [L. obtttndere, to blunt.]
...
Nilakantha Babaji Ranade, 1996
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Top 100 Power Verbs: The Most Powerful Verbs and Phrases You ...
Obtund. (1) blunt; deaden; dull something; paralyze; quell; reduce; stupefy Word
Used in Sentence(s) (1) Drugs and liquor will obtund the sense that problems are
no longer an immediate concern, but when the narcotic and alcohol veil is lifted, ...
Michael Lawrence Faulkner, Michelle Faulkner-Lunsford, 2013
9
Zell's Popular Encyclopedia: A Universal Dictionary of ...
To dull, deaden, or blunt tho edge of; to take away a sharp corner; to lower the
power, pungency, or forcible action; as, to obtund the acrimony of the gall. —
Harvey. Obtund'ent, n. ( Med.) A soothing preparation ; a demulcent. Oh turalor, n.
10
The Century dictionary and cyclopedia: a work of universal ...
The state or character of being obtrusive. obtund (ob-tund'), v. t. [< L. obtundere,
strike at or upon, beat, blunt, dull, < ob, upon, + tundere, strike. Cf. contund.] To
dull; blunt; quell; deaden; reduce the pungency or violent action of anything.
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, 1906
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OBTUND»
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What Is the Role of Epidural Analgesia in Abdominal Surgery?
In addition, epidural block will obtund the acute stress response to surgery. Consequently along with the analgesic benefits, patients are less likely to suffer ... «Medscape, Apr 14»
An Update on Analgesics
... breakdown of endogenous opioids with opiorphin, targeting of the endocannabinoid system, and the use of ampakines to obtund opioid-induced side-effects. «Medscape, Aug 11»
