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▪ I. hebete, a. rare.|ˈhɛbiːt|
[ad. L. hebes, hebet- blunt, dull.]
Dull, stupid, obtuse.
1743J. Ellis Knowl. Div. Things (1811) 325 Observe how hebete and dull they are. 1840E. FitzGerald Lett. (1889) I. 56, I am becoming more hebete every hour.
▪ II. † hebete, v. Obs. rare.
[a. F. hébéter (14th c. in Hatz.-Darm.), ad. L. hebetāre: see hebetate.]
trans. To make dull.
1597Lowe Chirurg. (1634) 53 It hebeteth and maketh grosse the spirits of olde folkes and children. |