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hebetate

[ heb-i-teyt ]
/ ˈhɛb ɪˌteɪt /
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verb (used with object), heb·e·tat·ed, heb·e·tat·ing.

to make dull or blunt.

RELATED WORDS

benumb, daze, deaden, dim, numb, stupefy

Nearby words

hebei, hebephrenia, heber, heberden, heberden's nodes, hebetate, hebetic, hebetude, hebiatrics, hebr., hebraic

Origin of hebetate

1565–75; < Latin hebetātus made dull or blunt (past participle of hebetāre), equivalent to hebet- (stem of hebes) blunt, dull + -ātus -ate1

Related forms

heb·e·ta·tion, nounheb·e·ta·tive, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for hebetate

hebetate

/ (ˈhɛbɪˌteɪt) /

adjective

(of plant parts) having a blunt or soft point

verb

rare to make or become blunted

Derived Forms

hebetation, nounhebetative, adjective

Word Origin for hebetate

C16: from Latin hebetāre to make blunt, from hebes blunt
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