hebeto

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Latin

Etymology

From hebes (blunt, dull) +‎ .

Pronunciation

Verb

hebetō (present infinitive hebetāre, perfect active hebetāvī, supine hebetātum); first conjugation

  1. to make something blunt, dull
  2. to weaken, deaden

Conjugation

Descendants

  • French: hébéter

References

  • hebeto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • hebeto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • hebeto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.