hebetate Meaning, Definition & Usage

Heb"e*tate transitive verb
Etymology
L. hebetatus, p. p. of hebetare to dull. See Hebete.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Hebetated ; present participle & verbal noun Hebetating
Definitions
  1. To render obtuse; to dull; to blunt; to stupefy; as, to hebetate the intellectual faculties. Southey
Heb"e*tate adjective
Definitions
  1. Obtuse; dull.
  2. (Bot.) Having a dull or blunt and soft point. Gray.

Webster 1913