hebetate vs stultify

hebetate

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

adj
  • obtuse; dull 

  • Having a dull or blunt and soft point 

stultify

verb
  • To cause to appear foolish. 

  • To deprive of strength or efficacy; make useless or worthless. 

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