stultify

[ stuhl-tuh-fahy ]

/ ˈstʌl təˌfaɪ /

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verb (used with object), stul·ti·fied, stul·ti·fy·ing.

to make, or cause to appear, foolish or ridiculous.

to render absurdly or wholly futile or ineffectual, especially by degrading or frustrating means: Menial work can stultify the mind.

Law. to allege or prove (oneself or another) to be of unsound mind.

Origin of stultify

1760–70; <Late Latin stultificāre, equivalent to Latin stult(us) stupid + -i--i- + -ficāre-fy

SYNONYMS FOR stultify

2 cripple, impede, frustrate, hinder, thwart.

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OTHER WORDS FROM stultify

stul·ti·fi·ca·tion, nounstul·ti·fi·er, nounstul·ti·fy·ing·ly, adverbnon·stul·ti·fi·ca·tion, noun

un·stul·ti·fied, adjectiveun·stul·ti·fy·ing, adjective

Words nearby stultify

stuffy, Stuka, stukkend, stull, St. Ulmo's fire, stultify, stum, stumble, stumble across, stumblebum, stumbling block

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Example sentences from the Web for stultify

We take from the metal before casting as much as we restore by polish afterwards, and thus we curse and stultify both sexes.
History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III (of III)|Various
He would not have condescended to stultify himself by the composition of such a bill.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
All his life he—Laurence—had been liable to stultify himself by permitting his imagination to turn up in the wrong place.
The Gateless Barrier|Lucas Malet
Her knowledge was more profound than his, for she had never learned to stultify it with reasons.
Idolatry|Julian Hawthorne

The finest cutting machine unintelligently operated will stultify the best efforts of the printing plant.
Paper-Cutting Machines|Niel, Jr., Gray

British Dictionary definitions for stultify

stultify

/ (ˈstʌltɪˌfaɪ) /

verb -fies, -fying or -fied (tr)

to make useless, futile, or ineffectual, esp by routine

to cause to appear absurd or inconsistent

to prove (someone) to be of unsound mind and thus not legally responsible

Derived forms of stultify

stultification, nounstultifier, noun

Word Origin for stultify

C18: from Latin stultus stupid + facere to make

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单词	stultify
释义	stultify [ stuhl-tuh-fahy ] / ˈstʌl təˌfaɪ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR stultify ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), stul·ti·fied, stul·ti·fy·ing. to make, or cause to appear, foolish or ridiculous. to render absurdly or wholly futile or ineffectual, especially by degrading or frustrating means: Menial work can stultify the mind. Law. to allege or prove (oneself or another) to be of unsound mind. Origin of stultify 1760–70; <Late Latin stultificāre, equivalent to Latin stult(us) stupid + -i--i- + -ficāre-fy SYNONYMS FOR stultify 2 cripple, impede, frustrate, hinder, thwart. SEE SYNONYMS FOR stultify ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM stultify stul·ti·fi·ca·tion, nounstul·ti·fi·er, nounstul·ti·fy·ing·ly, adverbnon·stul·ti·fi·ca·tion, noun un·stul·ti·fied, adjectiveun·stul·ti·fy·ing, adjective Words nearby stultify stuffy, Stuka, stukkend, stull, St. Ulmo's fire, stultify, stum, stumble, stumble across, stumblebum, stumbling block Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for stultify We take from the metal before casting as much as we restore by polish afterwards, and thus we curse and stultify both sexes. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III (of III)\|Various He would not have condescended to stultify himself by the composition of such a bill. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.\|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan All his life he—Laurence—had been liable to stultify himself by permitting his imagination to turn up in the wrong place. The Gateless Barrier\|Lucas Malet Her knowledge was more profound than his, for she had never learned to stultify it with reasons. Idolatry\|Julian Hawthorne The finest cutting machine unintelligently operated will stultify the best efforts of the printing plant. Paper-Cutting Machines\|Niel, Jr., Gray British Dictionary definitions for stultify stultify / (ˈstʌltɪˌfaɪ) / verb -fies, -fying or -fied (tr) to make useless, futile, or ineffectual, esp by routine to cause to appear absurd or inconsistent to prove (someone) to be of unsound mind and thus not legally responsible Derived forms of stultify stultification, nounstultifier, noun Word Origin for stultify C18: from Latin stultus stupid + facere to make Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to stultify mock, hinder, prevent, smother, cripple, suffocate, negate, stifle, nullify, impair, inhibit, make a fool of, ridiculous
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stultify

verb (used with object), stul·ti·fied, stul·ti·fy·ing.

Origin of stultify

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British Dictionary definitions for stultify

verb -fies, -fying or -fied (tr)

Derived forms of stultify

Word Origin for stultify

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