disedge, v.
(dɪsˈɛdʒ)
[f. dis- 7 a + edge n.]
trans. To take the edge off; to deprive of its sharpness; to blunt, dull. Hence disˈedged ppl. a.
| 1611 Shakes. Cymb. iii. iv. 96 When thou shalt be disedg'd by her, That now thou tyrest on. 1647 Ward Simp. Cobler 77, I hold him prudent, that in these fastidious times, will helpe disedged appetites with convenient condiments. 1859 Tennyson Idylls, Enid 1038 Served a little to disedge The sharpness of that pain. |