Hebetate
Hebetate , transitive verb
[Latin hebetatus, past participle of hebetare to dull. See Hebete.]
To render obtuse; to dull; to blunt; to stupefy; as, to hebetate the intellectual faculties. — Southey
Hebetate , adjective
1.
Obtuse; dull.
2.
(Botany) Having a dull or blunt and soft point. — Gray