hebetate vs silence

hebetate

verb
  • To render obtuse; to dull; to blunt. 

adj
  • obtuse; dull 

  • Having a dull or blunt and soft point 

silence

verb
  • To make (someone or something) silent. 

  • To repress the expression of something. 

  • To suppress criticism, etc. 

  • To block gene expression. 

  • To murder. 

intj
  • Be silent. 

noun
  • deadly silence 

  • The act of refraining from speaking. 

  • The absence of any sound. 

How often have the words hebetate and silence occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )