obtund
I
verb
abate, allay, alleviate, anesthetize, assuage, benumb, blunt, calm, deaden, desensitize, dull, ease, impair the force of, make blunt, make less violent, mitigate, moderate, modulate, numb, palliate, quell, quiet, reduce the edge, reduce the violence, soften, take the edge off, weaken
II
index
assuage, impair, palliate (abate), soothe, subdue
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006