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retundo.

to beat back, drive back

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[rɛˈtʊn.doː]Classical-Latin[reˈtun.do]
  1. to beat back, drive back

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  2. to restrain, check

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  3. to hammer back (something sharp), blunt or dull

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  4. to deaden, weaken, frustrate

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *(s)tew- Proto-Indo-European *-d- Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewd- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *(s)tunédti Proto-Italic *tundō Latin tundo Latin retundō From re- + tundo (“to strike, beat”).

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