stultify
11stultify — (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To ridicule] Syn. make a fool of, make ridiculous, make absurd, mock; see ridicule . 2. [To inhibit] Syn. smother, stifle, suffocate, have a dulling effect on, negate; see also hinder …
12stultify — [[t]stʌ̱ltɪfaɪ[/t]] stultifies, stultifying, stultified VERB If something stultifies you, it makes you feel empty or dull in your mind, because it is so boring. [FORMAL] [V n] You couldn t say that island life stultified the Eunson girls... [V… …
13stultify — stul·ti·fy || stÊŒltɪfaɪ v. mock, deride, degrade; render useless; prove to be insane (Law) …
14stultify — [ stʌltɪfʌɪ] verb (stultifies, stultifying, stultified) 1》 [usu. as adjective stultifying] cause to feel bored or enervated. 2》 cause to appear foolish or absurd. Derivatives stultification noun stultifier …
15stultify — v. a. Make foolish, prove foolish, make a fool of …
16stultify — verb 1) social welfare was stultified by international trade regulations Syn: hamper, impede, thwart, frustrate, foil, suppress, smother 2) he stultifies her with too much gentleness Syn: bore, make bored, dull, num …
17stultify — v 1. smother, stifle, suffocate, muzzle, strangle; suppress, repress, frustrate, thwart; neutralize, nullify, negate, cancel, annul, invalidate, Sl. nip in the bud, Sl. put the kibosh on. 2. make a fool of, Sl. make a monkey of, Brit. Sl. make a… …
18stultify — stul·ti·fy …
19stultify — See: stultifying …
20stultify — stul•ti•fy [[t]ˈstʌl təˌfaɪ[/t]] v. t. fied, fy•ing 1) to make, or cause to appear, foolish or ridiculous 2) to render futile or ineffectual, esp. by degrading or frustrating means 3) law Law. to allege or prove to be of unsound mind • Etymology …
