hebetate

== English == === 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). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (adjective) /ˈhɛbɪtət/ IPA(key): (verb) /ˈhɛbɪteɪt/ === Adjective === hebetate (comparative more hebetate, superlative most hebetate) Obtuse, dull. (botany) Having a dull or blunt and soft point === Verb === hebetate (third-person singular simple present hebetates, present participle hebetating, simple past and past participle hebetated) (transitive) To render obtuse; to dull; to blunt. === References === “hebetate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == Latin == === Participle === hebetāte vocative masculine singular of hebetātus