HEBETATE

Etymology

Adjective

hebetate (comparative more hebetate, superlative most hebetate)

obtuse; dull

(botany) Having a dull or blunt and soft point.

Verb

hebetate (third-person singular simple present hebetates, present participle hebetating, simple past and past participle hebetated)

(transitive) To render obtuse; to dull; to blunt.

Source: Wiktionary


Heb"e*tate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hebetated; p. pr. & vb. n. Hebetating.] Etym: [L. hebetatus, p. p. of hebetare to dull. See Hebete.]

Definition: To render obtuse; to dull; to blunt; to stupefy; as, to hebetate the intellectual faculties. Southey

Heb"e*tate, a.

1. Obtuse; dull.

2. (Bot.)

Definition: Having a dull or blunt and soft point. Gray.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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