stultify

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (transitive) To stunt, inhibit (progress, ideas, etc.) or make dull and uninteresting, especially through routine that is overly restrictive or limiting.
2. (dated, transitive) To make useless or worthless.
3. (dated, transitive) To cause to appear foolish; to deprive of strength; to stupefy.
4. (archaic, transitive) To prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence.

Sinonieme

humiliate

cripple

dull

burlesque

defeat

degrade

embarrass

exhaust

nullify

spike

make absurd

make ridiculous

befool

render worthless

block

brutalize

Vertalings

aptallaştırmak

veralbern

verdierlijken

tornar tolo

vertieren

zum Tier machen

abêtir

afstompen

embrutecer

blamieren

embrutir

verdummen

افن

أف

esgarriar

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈstʌltɪfaɪ/

Etimologie (Engels)

From Latin stultus (“stupid, foolish”), + -ify. Compare Late Latin stultificō.