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hebetate
[ heb-i-teyt ]
verb (used with object)
hebetated, hebetating.
- to make dull or blunt.
hebetate
/ ˈɛɪˌٱɪ /
adjective
- (of plant parts) having a blunt or soft point
verb
- rare.to make or become blunted
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Derived Forms
- ˈˌٲپ, adjective
- ˌˈٲپDz, noun
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Other yvlog Forms
- e·ٲtDz noun
- ·ٲt adjective
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yvlog History and Origins
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of hebetate1
C16: from Latin to make blunt, from hebes blunt
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Hebetate, heb′e-tāt, v.t. to make dull or blunt.—adj.
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See corpse. deadborn, a. stillborn. deaden, v. blunt, benumb, hebetate, moderate; devitalize, subdue. dead-house, n. morgue; ossuarium, charnel-house, mortuary, tomb. deadly, a. fatal, mortal, lethal, lethiferous, noxious, internecine; implacable, unrelenting. deaf-mute, n.
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It can beget bigotry, breed hypocrisy or hebetate affections.
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