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hebetate
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heb·e·tate  (hb-tt)
tr.v. heb·e·tat·ed, heb·e·tat·ing, heb·e·tates
To make obtuse or dull.
[Latin hebetre, hebett-, from hebes, hebet-, blunt.]
hebe·tation n.
hebe·tative adj.
hebetate [ˈhɛbɪˌteɪt]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of plant parts) having a blunt or soft point
vb
Rare to make or become blunted
[from Latin hebetāre to make blunt, from hebes blunt]
hebetation  n
hebetative  adj


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I tried to remember this as I waited like a gassed dental patient, fully hebetated by audience prep, to meet the affable Jenny, who lost no time before she dissed us: "Excuuuse me, everyone, the Art Institute is here today," she tattled.
Small talk by Lieberman, Rhonda / Artforum International
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