heb·e·tate (h b  -t t )tr.v. heb·e·tat·ed, heb·e·tat·ing, heb·e·tates To make obtuse or dull. [Latin hebet re, hebett-, from hebes, hebet-, blunt.]heb e·tation n.heb e·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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