hebetatev.

/ˈhɛbɪteɪt/

Etymology: < Latin hebetāt-, participial stem of hebetāre, < hebes, hebet- blunt, dull. Compare French hébéter (16th cent. in Littré).

1. transitive. To make dull or obtuse; to blunt.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > make emotionally unfeeling [verb (transitive)] > deaden or dull the emotions

stupefy?a1425

dullc1440

benumbc1485

slumber?1533

extinguish1540

extinct1542

numb1561

damp1570

hebetate1574

daunt1581

frostbite1593

hebete1597

blunt1600

unedgea1625

engross1626

astonish1635

consopite1647

bate1649

opiate1650

blura1653

hebescate1657

torpefy1808

dozena1810

dullify1838

hebetize1845

chloroform1849

narcotize1852

sodden1863

vastate1892

1574 T. Newton tr. G. Gratarolo Direct. Health Magistrates & Studentes 53 To hebetate or dull the memorie.

1694 F. Bragge Pract. Disc. Parables iii. 90 It..effeminates the soul, and dispirits and hebetates the body.

1851 T. Carlyle Life J. Sterling i. viii. 76 Men's souls were blinded, hebetated.

1887 J. R. Lowell Democracy & Other Addr. 118 Desultory reading..hebetates the brain.

2. intransitive. To become dull or inert.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > lack sensitivity [verb (intransitive)] > become insensitive

stupefy1609

faint1669

hebetate1832

the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > be listless or lethargic [verb (intransitive)] > become

stupefy1609

dowf1825

hebetate1832

fossilize1845

1832 Examiner 673/2 Allowing it [the clergy] to cram, and surfeit, and pall, and hebetate, with forbidden wealth.

Derivatives

ˈhebetated adj.

ΚΠ

1826 Blackwood's Mag. 19 659 Patients with callous appetites and hebetated tongues.

1864 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia IV. xv. xii. 186 The hebetated old gentleman.

ˈhebetating adj.

ΚΠ

1735 J. Thomson Rome: 3rd Pt. Liberty 381 Of narrow gust and hebetating sense.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

单词	hebetate
释义	hebetateadj. Etymology: < Latin hebetātus, past participle of hebetāre : see hebetate v.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈhebetate. Botany. Categories » Having a dull or blunt and soft point (Gray Bot. Text-bk. 1. Gloss.). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2019). hebetatev. /ˈhɛbɪteɪt/ Etymology: < Latin hebetāt-, participial stem of hebetāre, < hebes, hebet- blunt, dull. Compare French hébéter (16th cent. in Littré). 1. transitive. To make dull or obtuse; to blunt. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > make emotionally unfeeling [verb (transitive)] > deaden or dull the emotions stupefy?a1425 dullc1440 benumbc1485 slumber?1533 extinguish1540 extinct1542 numb1561 damp1570 hebetate1574 daunt1581 frostbite1593 hebete1597 blunt1600 unedgea1625 engross1626 astonish1635 consopite1647 bate1649 opiate1650 blura1653 hebescate1657 torpefy1808 dozena1810 dullify1838 hebetize1845 chloroform1849 narcotize1852 sodden1863 vastate1892 1574 T. Newton tr. G. Gratarolo Direct. Health Magistrates & Studentes 53 To hebetate or dull the memorie. 1694 F. Bragge Pract. Disc. Parables iii. 90 It..effeminates the soul, and dispirits and hebetates the body. 1851 T. Carlyle Life J. Sterling i. viii. 76 Men's souls were blinded, hebetated. 1887 J. R. Lowell Democracy & Other Addr. 118 Desultory reading..hebetates the brain. 2. intransitive. To become dull or inert. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > lack sensitivity [verb (intransitive)] > become insensitive stupefy1609 faint1669 hebetate1832 the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > be listless or lethargic [verb (intransitive)] > become stupefy1609 dowf1825 hebetate1832 fossilize1845 1832 Examiner 673/2 Allowing it [the clergy] to cram, and surfeit, and pall, and hebetate, with forbidden wealth. Derivatives ˈhebetated adj. ΚΠ 1826 Blackwood's Mag. 19 659 Patients with callous appetites and hebetated tongues. 1864 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia IV. xv. xii. 186 The hebetated old gentleman. ˈhebetating adj. ΚΠ 1735 J. Thomson Rome: 3rd Pt. Liberty 381 Of narrow gust and hebetating sense. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < adj.v.1574
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hebetateadj.

hebetatev.

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