Defn: See Henbane. [Obs.] Shak.
HEBETATE
Heb"e*tate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hebetated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Hebetating.] Etym: [L. hebetatus, p. p. of hebetare to dull. See
Hebete.]
Defn: To render obtuse; to dull; to blunt; to stupefy; as, to hebetate the intellectual faculties. Southey
HEBETATE
Heb"e*tate, a.
1. Obtuse; dull.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: Having a dull or blunt and soft point. Gray.
HEBETATION
Heb`e*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. hebetatio: cf. F. hébétation.]
1. The act of making blunt, dull, or stupid.
2. The state of being blunted or dulled.