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Definitions for hebetate
ˈhɛb ɪˌteɪthe·be·tate
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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To HEBETATEverb
To dull; to blunt; to stupify.
Etymology: hebeto, Latin; hebeter, French.
The eye, especially if hebetated, might cause the same perception. Gideon Harvey, on Consumptions.
Beef may confer a robustness on the limbs of my son, but will hebetate and clog his intellectuals. Scriblerus Club , M. Scrib.
Webster Dictionary
Hebetateverb
to render obtuse; to dull; to blunt; to stupefy; as, to hebetate the intellectual faculties
Hebetateadjective
obtuse; dull
Hebetateadjective
having a dull or blunt and soft point
Etymology: [L. hebetatus, p. p. of hebetare to dull. See Hebete.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Hebetate
heb′e-tāt, v.t. to make dull or blunt.—adj. Heb′etant, making dull.—ns. Hebetā′tion, Heb′etūde; Hebetudinos′ity.—adj. Hebetū′dinous. [L. hebetāre, -ātum—hebes, blunt.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of hebetate in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of hebetate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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