verb transitive

ex-surdo

2nd PP ex-surdāre · 3rd PP ex-surdāvi · 4th PP ex-surdātum · conj. 1st

(), , surdus

to render deaf; to deafen poetic

to render deaf, to deafen (poet. and in post-Aug. prose).

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Lit.: paniculae flos si aures intraverit, exsurdat, Plin. 32, 10, 52, § 141.—

by extension

to stun; overcome with din •

In gen., to stun, overcome with din: aures curiae, Val. Max. 2, 2, 3: turbida nec calamos exsurdant classica nostros, Calp. Ecl. 4, 131.—

to dull; blunt •

Esp., of the taste, to dull, blunt: vina palatum, Hor. S. 2, 8, 38.

Perseus ID: n17306 Key: exsurdo