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hebetate

 
Dictionary: heb·e·tate   (hĕb'ĭ-tāt') pronunciation
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tr.v., -tat·ed, -tat·ing, -tates.
To make obtuse or dull.

[Latin hebetāre, hebetāt-, from hebes, hebet-, blunt.]

hebetation heb'e·ta'tion n.
hebetative heb'e·ta'tive adj.

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verb

    To make or become less keen or responsive: dim, dull, stupefy. See awareness/unawareness.

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to make dull or obtuse
 
 

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