stultify
21stultify — /ˈstʌltəfaɪ / (say stultuhfuy) verb (t) (stultified, stultifying) 1. to make, or cause to appear, foolish or ridiculous. 2. to render absurdly or wholly futile or ineffectual, as efforts. 3. Law to allege or prove to be of unsound mind; allege… …
22stultify — v.t. make to seem foolish; frustrate; make futile. ♦ stuttification, n …
23stultify — /staltafay/ To make one out mentally incapacitated for the performance of an act …
24stultify — v.tr. ( ies, ied) 1 make ineffective, useless, or futile, esp. as a result of tedious routine (stultifying boredom). 2 cause to appear foolish or absurd. 3 negate or neutralize. Derivatives: stultification n. stultifier n. Etymology: LL… …
25Stultified — Stultify Stul ti*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stultified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stultifying}.] [L. stultus foolish + fy.] 1. To make foolish; to make a fool of; as, to stultify one by imposition; to stultify one s self by silly reasoning or conduct.… …
26Stultifying — Stultify Stul ti*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stultified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stultifying}.] [L. stultus foolish + fy.] 1. To make foolish; to make a fool of; as, to stultify one by imposition; to stultify one s self by silly reasoning or conduct.… …
27stultification — stultify ► VERB (stultifies, stultified) 1) (usu. as adj. stultifying) cause to feel bored or drained of energy. 2) cause to appear foolish or absurd. DERIVATIVES stultification noun. ORIGIN Latin stultificare, from s …
28stultifying — UK [ˈstʌltɪˌfaɪɪŋ] / US adjective very boring, so that you feel like going to sleep instead of paying attention Derived words: stultify verb transitive Word forms stultify : present tense I/you/we/they stultify he/she/it stultifies present… …
29Counteraction — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Counteraction >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 counteraction counteraction opposition Sgm: N 1 contrariety contrariety &c. 14 Sgm: N 1 antagonism antagonism polarity Sgm: N 1 clashing clashing &c. >V …
30Imbecility — (Roget s Thesaurus) Folly. < N PARAG:Imbecility >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 want of intelligence want of intelligence &c. 498 want of intellect &c. 450 Sgm: N 1 shadowness shadowness silliness foolishness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 imbecility… …
