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hebetate

adj
/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).

  1. borrowed from hebetātus

Definitions

  1. Obtuse, dull.

  2. Having a dull or blunt and soft point

  3. To render obtuse

    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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