hebetate
[ heb-i-teyt ]
/ ˈhɛb ɪˌteɪt /
verb (used with object), heb·e·tat·ed, heb·e·tat·ing.
to make dull or blunt.
Origin of hebetate
1565–75; < Latin
hebetātus made dull or blunt (past participle of
hebetāre), equivalent to
hebet- (stem of
hebes) blunt, dull +
-ātus
-ate1
OTHER WORDS FROM hebetate
heb·e·ta·tion, noun heb·e·ta·tive, adjectiveWords nearby hebetate
hebei,
hebephrenia,
heber,
heberden,
heberden's nodes,
hebetate,
hebetic,
hebetude,
hebiatrics,
hebr.,
hebraic
British Dictionary definitions for hebetating
hebetate
/ (ˈhɛbɪˌteɪt) /
adjective
(of plant parts) having a blunt or soft point
verb
rare
to make or become blunted
Derived forms of hebetate
hebetation, noun hebetative, adjectiveWord Origin for hebetate
C16: from Latin
hebetāre to make blunt, from
hebes blunt