verbfirst conjugation
hebetō
hebetō (present infinitive hebetāre, perfect active hebetāvī, supine hebetātum)
Classical[ˈhɛ.bɛ.toː]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛː.be.to]
Meaning
- to make something blunt, dull, dim
- to dull, blunt, make stupid
adeo ut animo simul et corpore hebetato
so much so that his body and mind were dulled at the same time121 CE, Suetonius, De vita Caesarum 8 2 - to weaken, deaden
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
obtūsum faciōhebētō -āre — in IVLIANVS I: Gallia, ch. 20
obtundō, dēbilitōhebetō -āre — in IVLIANVS III: Persia, ch. 21
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | hebetō | hebetābam | hebetābō | hebetāvī | hebetāveram | hebetāverō hebetārō |
| 2nd sg. | hebetās | hebetābās | hebetābis | hebetāvistī hebetāstī | hebetāverās hebetārās | hebetāveris |
| 3rd sg. | hebetat | hebetābat | hebetābit | hebetāvit | hebetāverat hebetārat | hebetāverit hebetārit |
| 1st pl. | hebetāmus | hebetābāmus | hebetābimus | hebetāvimus | hebetāverāmus | hebetāverimus hebetārimus |
| 2nd pl. | hebetātis | hebetābātis | hebetābitis | hebetāvistis hebetāstis | hebetāverātis hebetārātis | hebetāveritis hebetāritis |
| 3rd pl. | hebetant | hebetābant | hebetābunt | hebetāvērunt hebetāvēre, hebetārunt | hebetāverant hebetārant | hebetāverint hebetārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | hebetem | hebetārem | hebetāverim hebetārim | hebetāvissem hebetāssem |
| 2nd sg. | hebetēs | hebetārēs | hebetāverīs | hebetāvissēs hebetāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | hebetet | hebetāret | hebetāverit hebetārit | hebetāvisset hebetāsset |
| 1st pl. | hebetēmus | hebetārēmus | hebetāverīmus hebetārīmus | hebetāvissēmus hebetāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | hebetētis | hebetārētis | hebetāverītis hebetārītis | hebetāvissētis hebetāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | hebetent | hebetārent | hebetāverint hebetārint | hebetāvissent hebetāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | hebetor | hebetābar | hebetābor |
| 2nd sg. | hebetāris hebetāre | hebetābāris hebetābāre | hebetāberis hebetābere |
| 3rd sg. | hebetātur | hebetābātur | hebetābitur |
| 1st pl. | hebetāmur | hebetābāmur | hebetābimur |
| 2nd pl. | hebetāminī | hebetābāminī | hebetābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | hebetantur | hebetābantur | hebetābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | hebeter | hebetārer |
| 2nd sg. | hebetēris hebetēre | hebetārēris hebetārēre |
| 3rd sg. | hebetētur | hebetārētur |
| 1st pl. | hebetēmur | hebetārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | hebetēminī | hebetārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | hebetentur | hebetārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | hebetā | hebetāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | hebetāte | hebetāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | hebetātō | hebetātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | hebetātō | hebetātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | hebetātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | hebetantō | hebetantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | hebetāre | hebetārī |
| perfect infinitive | hebetāvisse hebetāsse | hebetātum esse |
| future infinitive | hebetātūrum esse | hebetātum īrī |
| present participle | hebetāns hebetante, hebetantem, hebetantēs, hebetantī, hebetantia, hebetantibus, hebetantis, hebetantīs, hebetantium | — |
| perfect participle | — | hebetātus hebetāta, hebetātā, hebetātae, hebetātam, hebetātārum, hebetātās, hebetātī, hebetātōrum, hebetātōs |
| future participle | hebetātūrus hebetātūra, hebetātūrā, hebetātūrae, hebetātūram, hebetātūrārum, hebetātūrās, hebetātūre, hebetātūrī, hebetātūrīs, hebetātūrō, hebetātūrōrum, hebetātūrōs, hebetātūrum | hebetandus hebetanda, hebetandā, hebetandae, hebetandam, hebetandārum, hebetandās, hebetande, hebetandīs, hebetandōrum, hebetandōs |
gerundhebetandī, hebetandō, hebetandumsupinehebetātum, hebetātū
hĕbĕto, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. id.,
I. to make blunt or dull, to blunt, dull, dim, deaden, weaken (perh. not ante-Aug.; not in Cic.).
I. Lit.:
hastas, Liv. 8, 10, 3: vulneribus suis ferrum hostium, id. 30, 35, 8: tela, Sil. 16, 105: aciem oculorum, Plin. 20, 6, 21, § 47: oculos, Lact. 6, 2: visus alicui, Verg. A. 2, 605: dies hebetarat sidera, had dimmed, Ov. M. 5, 444: umbra terrae lunam hebetari, Plin. 2, 13, 10, § 57; cf.: smaragdos in sole hebetari, id. 37, 5, 18, § 69; 28, 7, 23, § 79: auster aures hebetat, Cels. 2, 1: primores dentes mollientes aut hebetantes verba, Plin. 7, 16, 15, § 70: cummium genera amaritudines hebetant, moderate, lessen, id. 24, 11, 64, § 105; cf.: venena omnia (oleum), id. 23, 4, 40, § 80: odor suavior e longinquo, propius admotus hebetatur, id. 21, 7, 18, § 35: faba hebetare sensus existimata, id. 18, 12, 30, § 118: vos mihi taurorum flammas hebetastis, quenched the fiery breath, Ov. M. 7, 210.—II. Trop., to dull, blunt, make stupid:
animo simul et corpore hebetato, Suet. Claud. 2: Lethe hebetans pectora, Ov. P. 4, 1, 17: hebetatum ingenium, Plin. Ep. 8, 14, 9: rei publicae vires hebetatae sunt, Just. 6, 8: vino tristitia et cura hebetatur, Plin. 23, 1, 22, § 38.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
hebetō āvī, ātus, āre
hebes, to make blunt, dull, blunt, dim, deaden, weaken : hastas, L.: ferrum hostium, L.: visūs tibi, V.: sidera, Ta.: taurorum flammas, quench the fiery breath , O.: alcui visūs, V.—Fig.: Lethe hebetans pectora, stupefying , O.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin hebetō From hebes (“blunt, dull”) + -ō.
Descendants
- Englishhebetate
- Frenchhébéter
In English words that came into English from hebetō
- hebetatehebetātus
- hebetationhebetatio