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H / hĕbĕtesco
verb intransitive

hĕbĕtesco

2nd PP hĕbĕtescĕre · conj. 3rd
to grow dull; dim; faint •
v. inch. n. [hebes], to grow dull, dim, or faint (post-Aug. and very rare): aciem in cultris tonsorum, Plin. 28, 7, 23, § 79: acies oculi hebetescit ac paene caligat, Cels. 6, 6, 37: dolor hebetescit, Scrib. Comp. 56.
Perseus ID: n20306 Key: hebetesco