STULTIFY


Meaning of STULTIFY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈstəl-tə-ˌfī ]

transitive verb

( -fied ; -fy·ing )

Etymology: Late Latin stultificare to make foolish, from Latin stultus foolish; akin to Latin stolidus stolid

Date: 1737

1. archaic : to allege or prove to be of unsound mind and hence not responsible

2. : to cause to appear or be stupid, foolish, or absurdly illogical

3.

a. : to impair, invalidate, or make ineffective : negate

b. : to have a dulling or inhibiting effect on

• stul·ti·fi·ca·tion ˌstəl-tə-fə-ˈkā-shən noun

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