hebetate vs vain

hebetate

adj
  • obtuse; dull 

  • Having a dull or blunt and soft point 

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

vain

adj
  • Showy; ostentatious. 

  • Overly proud of oneself, especially concerning appearance; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason. 

  • Effecting no purpose; pointless, futile. 

  • Having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying. 

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