hebeto

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.