stultify

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

abêtir

enlaidir

Synonymes

humiliate

cripple

dull

burlesque

defeat

degrade

embarrass

exhaust

nullify

spike

make absurd

make ridiculous

befool

render worthless

block

brutalize

Traductions

zum Tier machen

blamieren

embrutecer

aptallaştırmak

vertieren

veralbern

afstompen

verdierlijken

tornar tolo

embrutir

verdummen

افن

أف

esgarriar

اف

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈstʌltɪfaɪ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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