verb
to deprive of vitality and render futile especially by enfeebling or repressive influences
artistic creativity stultified by the intrusion of propaganda
Synonyms: constipate, stagnate, stifle, trammel
Related Word: discourage, inhibit, restrain; check, stunt; enfeeble, impair, weaken; deaden, dull; repress, smother, suffocate, suppress; invalidate, nullify
Contrasted words: encourage, foster, nourish; pique, provoke, stimulate