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Meaning of "hebetate" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HEBETATE

From Latin hebetāre to make blunt, from hebes blunt.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF HEBETATE

hebetate  [ˈhɛbɪˌteɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HEBETATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hebetate is a verb and can also act as an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb hebetate in English.

WHAT DOES HEBETATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of hebetate in the English dictionary

The definition of hebetate in the dictionary is having a blunt or soft point. Other definition of hebetate is to make or become blunted.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HEBETATE

PRESENT

Present
I hebetate
you hebetate
he/she/it hebetates
we hebetate
you hebetate
they hebetate
Present continuous
I am hebetating
you are hebetating
he/she/it is hebetating
we are hebetating
you are hebetating
they are hebetating
Present perfect
I have hebetated
you have hebetated
he/she/it has hebetated
we have hebetated
you have hebetated
they have hebetated
Present perfect continuous
I have been hebetating
you have been hebetating
he/she/it has been hebetating
we have been hebetating
you have been hebetating
they have been hebetating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I hebetated
you hebetated
he/she/it hebetated
we hebetated
you hebetated
they hebetated
Past continuous
I was hebetating
you were hebetating
he/she/it was hebetating
we were hebetating
you were hebetating
they were hebetating
Past perfect
I had hebetated
you had hebetated
he/she/it had hebetated
we had hebetated
you had hebetated
they had hebetated
Past perfect continuous
I had been hebetating
you had been hebetating
he/she/it had been hebetating
we had been hebetating
you had been hebetating
they had been hebetating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will hebetate
you will hebetate
he/she/it will hebetate
we will hebetate
you will hebetate
they will hebetate
Future continuous
I will be hebetating
you will be hebetating
he/she/it will be hebetating
we will be hebetating
you will be hebetating
they will be hebetating
Future perfect
I will have hebetated
you will have hebetated
he/she/it will have hebetated
we will have hebetated
you will have hebetated
they will have hebetated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been hebetating
you will have been hebetating
he/she/it will have been hebetating
we will have been hebetating
you will have been hebetating
they will have been hebetating
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would hebetate
you would hebetate
he/she/it would hebetate
we would hebetate
you would hebetate
they would hebetate
Conditional continuous
I would be hebetating
you would be hebetating
he/she/it would be hebetating
we would be hebetating
you would be hebetating
they would be hebetating
Conditional perfect
I would have hebetate
you would have hebetate
he/she/it would have hebetate
we would have hebetate
you would have hebetate
they would have hebetate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been hebetating
you would have been hebetating
he/she/it would have been hebetating
we would have been hebetating
you would have been hebetating
they would have been hebetating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you hebetate
we let´s hebetate
you hebetate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to hebetate
Past participle
hebetated
Present Participle
hebetating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HEBETATE


acetate
ˈæsɪˌteɪt
agitate
ˈædʒɪˌteɪt
capacitate
kəˈpæsɪˌteɪt
capitate
ˈkæpɪˌteɪt
cogitate
ˈkɒdʒɪˌteɪt
debilitate
dɪˈbɪlɪˌteɪt
decapitate
dɪˈkæpɪˌteɪt
exorbitate
ɪɡˈzɔːbɪˌteɪt
facilitate
fəˈsɪlɪˌteɪt
gravitate
ˈɡrævɪˌteɪt
hesitate
ˈhɛzɪˌteɪt
imitate
ˈɪmɪˌteɪt
irritate
ˈɪrɪˌteɪt
levitate
ˈlɛvɪˌteɪt
meditate
ˈmɛdɪˌteɪt
necessitate
nɪˈsɛsɪˌteɪt
palmitate
ˈpælmɪˌteɪt
precipitate
prɪˈsɪpɪˌteɪt
rehabilitate
ˌriːəˈbɪlɪˌteɪt
triacetate
traɪˈæsɪˌteɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HEBETATE

hebdomad
hebdomadal
Hebdomadal Council
hebdomadally
hebdomadar
hebdomadary
hebdomader
Hebe
Hebei
hebenon
hebephrenia
hebephreniac
hebephrenic
hebetation
hebetative
hebetic
hebetude
hebetudinosity
hebetudinous

WORDS THAT END LIKE HEBETATE

amyl acetate
butyl acetate
cellulose acetate
estate
ethyl acetate
fluoroacetate
interpretate
isoamyl acetate
lead acetate
lead(II) acetate
metate
methyl acetate
oxalacetate
oxaloacetate
polyvinyl acetate
revegetate
sodium fluoroacetate
subacetate
superfetate
vegetate
vinyl acetate

Synonyms and antonyms of hebetate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hebetate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HEBETATE

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The translations of hebetate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hebetate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

hebetate
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hebetate
570 millions of speakers

English

hebetate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कुंठित
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

hebetate
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

hebetate
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hebetate
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

hebetate
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hebetate
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hebetate
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

hebetate
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

hebetate
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

hebetate
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hebetate
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thành u mê
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

hebetate
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हेबेटेट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

aptallaştırmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

hebetate
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hebetate
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

hebetate
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tâmpi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

hebetate
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

afstompen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hebetate
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hebetate
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hebetate

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HEBETATE»

The term «hebetate» is used very little and occupies the 191.590 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HEBETATE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hebetate

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HEBETATE»

Discover the use of hebetate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hebetate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Best Words
hebetate. (HEB-i-tate) verb to make dull or obtuse; to stupefy. “This word is striking, bold, and its meaning is completely unexpected.” hubris. (HYOO-bris) noun excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance. To the Greeks, Hubris meant any ...
Robert Hartwell Fiske, 2011
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A new dictionary of the English language
HEBEN, s. Fr. Hebine,— ebony, (qv.) HEBETATE, r. Hebete, as the Fr.— -bete.* " Dull, sottish, witless, blockish, -ETUDE.* blunt, slow, senseless, heavy- headed ; also dulled, blunted." — Cot. Hebetate has the authority of Martinius Scriblerus.
Charles Richardson, 1839
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The American journal of science
The structure of V. exilis, although this seems to represent the highest developed type of the " hebetate," at least morphologically, is actually identical with that of the lower forms : C. d'weca and C. gynocrates, while in both C. Davalliana and ...
‎1901
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English-Pali Dictionary
Health 242 Hebetate tikicchana ; rogäpaharana, nt. °ing art, vejjakamma, nt. tikic- chä, /. Health, n. ärogya ; anämaya, nt. °ful, °y, a. nirämaya ; nirätan- ka ; agiläna. °ily, adv. nirogä- kärena. Heap, n. räsi ; puñja ; nicaya ; sañcaya, m. v.t. cinäti ...
Ambalaṅgoḍa Polvattē Buddhadatta, 1989
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Johnson and Walker's Critical Pronouncing Dictionary and ...
(from the noun), to make damp ; to wet, to moisten, to make humid ; to depress, to deject, to chill, to dull ; to weaken, to abate, to hebetate, to discourage ; to hebetate, to abate motion, to discourage, to dull. DAMPISH, damp'uh, n. •. tending to ...
Samuel Johnson, John Walker, 1862
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New and Enlarged Dictionary of the English Language: The ...
To Damp, damp, v. a. (from the noun), to make damp; to wet, to moisten, to make humid; to depress, to deject, to chill, to dull ; to weaken, to abate, to hebetate, to discourage ; to hebetate, to abate motion, to discourage, to dull. Dampish ...
‎1836
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The Chambers Crossword Dictionary, 3rd edition
... edgeless, hebetate, inactive, lifeless, mitigate,moderate, overcast, paralyse, sluggish, tiresome, tone down,toneless, workaday 09alleviate, cheerless, deadalive, dimwitted, inanimate,lethargic, ponderous, prosaical, wearisome10discourage, ...
Chambers,, 2012
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Encyclopaedia Perthensis; or, Universal dictionary of ...
To Weaken; to abate; to hebetate; to discourage. — A soft body dampetb the sound much mure than a it hard. ftaeon. 4. To hebetate ; to abate motio to discourage ; to dull.— Usury dulls and don. all industries, improvements, and new inventioi ...
Encyclopaedia Perthensis, 1816
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A dictionary of the English language. Abstracted from the ...
Brou n. 7. HE%CTATE. -a. a. [btbeto, Latin.] To dull 1 to blunt ; to stupify. Atbutbml . HEBETATION. /. [from hebetate.'] 1. The act of dulling, a. The state of being dulled. HEBETUDE. /. [lebeludo, Latin.] Dulness ; obtirfeness ; bluntnels. Harvey.
Samuel Johnson, 1792
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Dictionnary of the English Language with Numerous ...
... especially if hebetated, might cause the same perception. Harvey on Consumptions. Beef may confer a robustness on the limbs of my son, but will hebetate and clog his intellectuals. Arbuthnol and Pope. Hebeta'tiou. n. s. [from hebetate.'] 1.
Samuel Johnson, 1827

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HEBETATE»

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Spelling Bee words: Could you spell them?
... are the words that were missed in the second round: syndicate — incorrectly spelled as cindicate. hebetate — incorrectly spelled as hebate. «Washington Post, May 12»

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