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stultify
[ stuhl-tuh-fahy ]
verb (used with object)
- to render absurdly or wholly futile or ineffectual, especially by degrading or frustrating means:
Must we stultify the progress of these reforms with yet more red tape?
Synonyms: , , , , , ,
- Law. to allege or prove (oneself or another person) to be of unsound mind.
- Older Use. to make, or cause to appear, foolish or ridiculous.
verb (used without object)
- to become ineffectual or impaired, especially through frustrating, stifling, or deadening conditions:
Without an environment of encouragement and creativity, the mind can stultify.
stultify
/ ˈʌɪˌڲɪ /
verb
- 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
- ˈٳܱپˌھ, noun
- ˌٳܱپھˈپDz, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ٳܱ·پ·ھ··پDz [stuhl-t, uh, -fi-, key, -sh, uh, n], noun
- ٳܱ·پ·ھ· noun
- ٳܱ·پ·ڲ·Բ· adverb
- non·ٳܱ·پ·ھ··پDz noun
- ܲ·ٳܱ·پ·ھ adjective
- ܲ·ٳܱ·پ·ڲ·Բ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of stultify1
Example Sentences
The whole point of Trump's second term, this adviser said, is to shake up a stultified system of government.
Jess eventually realizes it, after a spree of endless nights spent binging on fun-fun-fun, the girls racing around the lawn in a psychedelics-induced stupor after their stultifying dinners with the men.
In Lebanon, the stultifying heat of summer is overlaid by a layer of anxiety.
India has not shared in that transformation in large part because of a historical focus on self-sufficiency, a disdain for international trade and stultifying bureaucracy that has discouraged investment.
Students stultified by scripted curriculums and endless test prep.
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