atstunt

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verb

To bring to an end; put a stop to.

OriginMiddle English atstunten ← Old English ætstyntan →
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Meanings

verbatstunt (third-person singular simple present atstunts, present participle atstunting, simple past and past participle atstunted)

present singular third person atstunts · participle present atstunting · participle past atstunted · past atstunted

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo bring to an end; put a stop to.
  2. intransitiveobsoleteTo stop; stay; remain.

Origin

  1. Old Englishætstyntan“to blunt, dull, weaken”
  2. Middle Englishatstunten
  3. Englishatstunt

From Middle English atstunten, etstunten, ætstunten, from Old English ætstyntan (“to blunt, dull, weaken”), equivalent to at- + stunt. See astint.

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APA

atstunt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atstunt

MLA

“atstunt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atstunt. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “atstunt,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atstunt.

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