Heb"e*tate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hebetated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Hebetating.] [L. hebetatus, p. p. of hebetare to dull. See Hebete.]
To render obtuse; to dull; to blunt; to stupefy; as, to hebetate the intellectual faculties.
Southey
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Heb"e*tate (?), a.
1.
Obtuse; dull.
2. Bot.
Having a dull or blunt and soft point.
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