heb·e·tate (hĕb′ĭ-tāt′) tr.v. heb·e·tat·ed ,
heb·e·tat·ing ,
heb·e·tates To make obtuse or dull.
[Latin hebetāre , hebetāt- , from hebes , hebet- , blunt .]
heb′e·ta′tion n.
heb′e·ta′tive adj.
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hebetate (ˈhɛbɪˌteɪt ) adj (Botany) (of plant parts) having a blunt or soft point
vb rare to make or become blunted
[C16: from Latin hebetāre to make blunt, from hebes blunt]
ˌhebeˈtation n
ˈhebeˌtative adj
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heb•e•tate (ˈhɛb ɪˌteɪt) v.t. -tat•ed, -tat•ing. to make dull or blunt.
[1565–75; < Latin hebetātus, past participle of hebetāre to make blunt, derivative of hebes, s. hebet- blunt, dull]
heb`e•ta′tion, n.
heb′e•ta`tive, adj.
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hebetate Past participle: hebetatedGerund: hebetatingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative hebetate hebetate
Present I hebetate you hebetate he/she/it hebetates we hebetate you hebetate they hebetate
Preterite I hebetated you hebetated he/she/it hebetated we hebetated you hebetated they hebetated
Present Continuous I am hebetating you are hebetating he/she/it is hebetating we are hebetating you are hebetating they are hebetating
Present Perfect I have hebetated you have hebetated he/she/it has hebetated we have hebetated you have hebetated they have hebetated
Past Continuous I was hebetating you were hebetating he/she/it was hebetating we were hebetating you were hebetating they were hebetating
Past Perfect I had hebetated you had hebetated he/she/it had hebetated we had hebetated you had hebetated they had hebetated
Future I will hebetate you will hebetate he/she/it will hebetate we will hebetate you will hebetate they will hebetate
Future Perfect I will have hebetated you will have hebetated he/she/it will have hebetated we will have hebetated you will have hebetated they will have hebetated
Future Continuous I will be hebetating you will be hebetating he/she/it will be hebetating we will be hebetating you will be hebetating they will be hebetating
Present Perfect Continuous I have been hebetating you have been hebetating he/she/it has been hebetating we have been hebetating you have been hebetating they have been hebetating
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been hebetating you will have been hebetating he/she/it will have been hebetating we will have been hebetating you will have been hebetating they will have been hebetating
Past Perfect Continuous I had been hebetating you had been hebetating he/she/it had been hebetating we had been hebetating you had been hebetating they had been hebetating
Conditional I would hebetate you would hebetate he/she/it would hebetate we would hebetate you would hebetate they would hebetate
Past Conditional I would have hebetated you would have hebetated he/she/it would have hebetated we would have hebetated you would have hebetated they would have hebetated
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
hebetate verb To make or become less keen or responsive:
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