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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.
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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

OTHER WORDS FROM hebetate

heb·e·ta·tion, nounheb·e·ta·tive, adjective

Words nearby hebetate

hebe, Hebei, hebephrenia, Heber, Hébert, hebetate, hebetic, hebetude, Hebr., Hebraic, Hebraicize
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Words related to hebetate

benumb, daze, deaden, dim, numb, stupefy

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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 of hebetate

hebetation, nounhebetative, adjective

Word Origin for hebetate

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