verb · transitive

hebetate

hebetate · hebetates · hebetated · hebetating

To render obtuse; to dull; to bluntTo render obtuse; to dull; to blunt.

/ˈhɛbɪteɪt/

Meaning

1 senses

To render obtuse; to dull; to blunt.

Origin

First attested in 1574; borrowed from Latin hebetātus, perfect passive participle of hebet

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).

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Forms

hebetates, hebetating, hebetated, hebetated

Base form	hebetate · to hebetate
3rd person singular	hebetates
Present participle	hebetating
Past simple	hebetated
Past participle	hebetated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	hebetate
he, she, it	hebetates

Past simpleLesson

all persons

hebetated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have hebetated
he, she, it	has hebetated

Future simple (will)Lesson