ˈhebəˌtāt verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin hebetatus, past participle of hebetare to make dull (literally & fig.), from hebet-, hebes dull
transitive verb
: to blunt the sensitivity or keenness of : make dull or obtuse
desultory reading … hebetates the brain — J.R.Lowell
intransitive verb
: to become dull or obtuse
• heb·e·ta·tion ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈtāshən noun -s