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hebetate
[
heb
-i-teyt
]
heb·e·tate
/
ˈhɛb
ɪˌteɪt
/
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heb
-i-teyt
]
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verb (used with object),
heb·e·tat·ed,
heb·e·tat·ing.
to make dull or
blunt
.
Origin:
1565–75;
<
Latin
hebetātus
made dull or blunt (past participle of
hebetāre
), equivalent to
hebet-
(stem of
hebes
) blunt, dull +
-ātus
-ate
1
Related forms
heb·e·ta·tion,
noun
heb·e·ta·tive,
adjective
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hebetate
(ˈhɛbɪˌteɪt)
—
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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