verb
- making dull, blunt, or less sharp; dulling the mind or senses
Usage: formal; rare; present participle of hebetate
Examples
- The repetitive work had a hebetating effect on his mind.
- Years of routine tasks were hebetating her intellectual curiosity.
- The medication's hebetating influence made it difficult to concentrate.
- Constant exposure to the same stimuli proved hebetating to their senses.