hebetate
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- 13
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Definition of hebetate
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
- Obtuse, dull.
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adj
- Obtuse, dull.
- Having a dull or blunt and soft point
verb
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(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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