hebe'tation
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hebetate (ˈhɛbɪˌteɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | (of plant parts) having a blunt or soft point |
| —vb | |
| 2. | rare to make or become blunted |
| [C16: from Latin hebetāre to make blunt, from hebes blunt] | |
| hebe'tation | |
| —n | |
| 'hebetative | |
| —adj | |
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