hebetate

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Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
13
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈhɛbɪtət/
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/ˈhɛbɪtət/ · /ˈhɛbɪteɪt/

Definition of hebetate

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Obtuse, dull.
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adj

  1. Obtuse, dull.
  2. Having a dull or blunt and soft point

verb

  1. (transitive)To render obtuse; to dull; to blunt.
    “[…] whenever a state shall duly exercise its parental duties, there will surely be none which shall either wholly hebetate the faculties or harden the heart.”

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Etymology

First attested in 1574; borrowed from Latin hebetātus, perfect passive participle of hebetō (“to dull”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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