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hebetate en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈhɛbɪtət/

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).

Meanings

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

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
more hebetate	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic
most hebetate	Degree=Sup		lexicographic

hebetate en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈhɛbɪteɪt/

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).

Meanings

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. 1829, Robert Southey, “Colloquy VI. Walla Crag.—Owen of Lanark.”, in Sir Thomas More: or, Colloquies on the Progress and Prospects of Society. […], volume I, London: John Murray, […], →OCLC, page 128:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
hebetates	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
hebetated	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
hebetated	Tense=Past		lexicographic
hebetating	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic