hebetate
/ˈhɛbəteɪt/
verb
- To make dull, blunt, or less sharp; to cause to become sluggish or less active.
- A lack of challenge in the job can hebetate a person's mental sharpness.
- The constant noise of the city seemed to hebetate his senses over time.
- Too much screen time can hebetate a child's ability to focus on a single task.
adjective
- Dull, blunt, or lacking sharpness; sluggish in mind or sensation.
- Her hebetate response to the exciting news surprised everyone.
- The old knife was so hebetate that it could barely cut through a tomato.
- After the long illness, he felt hebetate and unable to concentrate.