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 [ 1913 Webster ]
a. 1. Obtuse; dull. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Bot.) Having a dull or blunt and soft point. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]