stultify

Verb

Meaning

To make foolish; to make a fool of; as, to stultify one by imposition; to stultify one's self by silly reasoning or conduct.

To regard as a fool, or as foolish.

To allege or prove to be of unsound mind, so that the performance of some act may be avoided.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

cripple suffocate trammel negative exhaust bore suppress foil fatigue dull muzzle boring bored tire ridicule
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Antonyms

rivet morel interest hold engage attract
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Hypernyms

shew show guy blackguard establish prove

Derivatives

stultified stultifying

Anagrams

sluttify

Examples

This measure crippled our efforts Source: Internet

Their behavior stultified the boss's hard work Source: Internet

He stultified himself by contradicting himself and being inconsistent Source: Internet

nobody is legally allowed to stultify himself Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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