Heb"e*tate (?), v. t. [imp. &
p. p. Hebetated (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Hebetating.] [L. hebetatus, p. p. of
hebetare to dull. See Hebete.] To render obtuse;
to dull; to blunt; to stupefy; as, to hebetate the
intellectual faculties. Southey
Heb"e*tate (?), a. 1.
Obtuse; dull.
2. (Bot.) Having a dull or blunt and
soft point. Gray.