What is meant by "blunted" here?

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What is meant by "blunted" here?

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But the impact on new capacity of higher spending is being *blunted* by rising cost.

2006-12-14 01:15:15 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages

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All of the above.
Blunt is the opposite of sharp, you would speak of a blunt knife when it doesn’t cut properly anymore. It is a bit as if you declaw a cat, pull a dog’s teeth, render something inoffensive, disarm, make it useless etc

2006-12-14 01:28:27 · answer #1 · answered by saehli 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Hampered.

2006-12-14 01:24:01 · answer #2 · answered by dumpling 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Cushioned, softened.

2006-12-14 01:19:35 · answer #3 · answered by braennvin2 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

It means to be an idiot

2006-12-14 01:35:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

slowed, lessened

2006-12-14 01:22:56 · answer #5 · answered by dave_lyss420 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋