Definitions for hebetateˈhɛb ɪˌteɪt
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
heb•e•tateˈhɛb ɪˌteɪt(v.t.)-tat•ed, -tat•ing.
to make dull or blunt.
Origin of hebetate:
1565–75; < L hebetātus, ptp. of hebetāre to make blunt, der. of hebes, s. hebet- blunt, dull
heb′e•ta`tive(adj.)
Webster Dictionary
Hebetate(verb)
to render obtuse; to dull; to blunt; to stupefy; as, to hebetate the intellectual faculties
Hebetate(adj)
obtuse; dull
Hebetate(adj)
having a dull or blunt and soft point
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