hebeto

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, dim
    Antonyms: acuō, illūstrō
  2. to dull, blunt, make stupid
  3. to weaken, deaden

Conjugation

Derived terms

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.