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1. (v.t.) stultify
to make, or cause to appear, foolish or ridiculous.
2. stultify
to render futile or ineffectual, esp. by degrading or frustrating means.
3. stultify
Law. to allege or prove to be of unsound mind.
Etymology: (1760–70; < LL stultificāre= L stult(us) stupid +-i- -i - +-ficāre -fy)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) stultify
prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence
"nobody is legally allowed to stultify himself"
2. (verb) stultify
cause to appear foolish
"He stultified himself by contradicting himself and being inconsistent"
3. (verb) cripple, stultify
deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless
"This measure crippled our efforts"; "Their behavior stultified the boss's hard work"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) stultify
to make foolish; to make a fool of; as, to stultify one by imposition; to stultify one's self by silly reasoning or conduct
2. (verb) stultify
to regard as a fool, or as foolish
3. (verb) stultify
to allege or prove to be of unsound mind, so that the performance of some act may be avoided
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