What does stultify mean?
Definitions for stultify
ˈstʌl təˌfaɪstul·ti·fy
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Princeton's WordNet
stultifyverb
prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence
"nobody is legally allowed to stultify himself"
stultifyverb
cause to appear foolish
"He stultified himself by contradicting himself and being inconsistent"
cripple, stultifyverb
deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless
"This measure crippled our efforts"; "Their behavior stultified the boss's hard work"
Wiktionary
stultifyverb
To prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence.
stultifyverb
To cause to appear foolish.
stultifyverb
To deprive of strength or efficacy; make useless or worthless.
Etymology: From stultus "stupid, foolish".
Webster Dictionary
Stultifyverb
to make foolish; to make a fool of; as, to stultify one by imposition; to stultify one's self by silly reasoning or conduct
Stultifyverb
to regard as a fool, or as foolish
Stultifyverb
to allege or prove to be of unsound mind, so that the performance of some act may be avoided
Etymology: [L. stultus foolish + -fy.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Stultify
stul′ti-fī, v.t. to make a fool of: to cause to appear foolish: to destroy the force of one's argument by self-contradiction: (law) to allege or prove to be of unsound mind:—pa.t. and pa.p. stul′tified.—ns. Stultificā′tion, act of stultifying or making foolish; Stul′tifier, one who stultifies or makes a fool of; Stultil′oquence, Stultil′oquy, foolish talk or discourse, babbling.—adj. Stultil′oquent.—adv. Stultil′oquently. [L. stultus, foolish, facĕre, to make.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of stultify in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of stultify in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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