v. Function: verb
to deprive of vitality and render futile especially by enfeebling or repressive influences FF1C; artistic creativity stultified by the intrusion of propaganda FF1E;
Synonyms: constipate, stagnate, stifle, trammel
Related Words: discourage, inhibit, restrain; check, stunt; enfeeble, impair, weaken; deaden, dull; repress, smother, suffocate, suppress; invalidate, nullify
Contrasted Words: encourage, foster, nourish; pique, provoke, stimulate