STULTIFY


Meaning of STULTIFY in English

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 stultificare f. L stultus foolish

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.