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stultify in Bulgarian

stultify in Bulgarian is окарикатурявам, омаловажавам, признавам за невменяем — stultify means to hold back progress or ideas and make them boring, usually through rigid routine.

stultify in Bulgarian

окарикатурявам
verb
Pronounced: okarikaturyavam
(transitive, dated) To cause to appear foolish; to deprive of strength; to stupefy. [from early 19th c.]
омаловажавам
verb
Pronounced: omalovazhavam
(transitive, dated) To cause to appear foolish; to deprive of strength; to stupefy. [from early 19th c.]
признавам за невменяем
verb
Pronounced: priznavam za nevmenyaem
(transitive, dated) To cause to appear foolish; to deprive of strength; to stupefy. [from early 19th c.]
признавам за невменяем
verb
Pronounced: priznavam za nevmenyaem
(transitive, archaic, originally, law) To prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence. [attested from late 17th c.]

What does "stultify" mean?

  1. verb To hold back progress or ideas and make them boring, usually through rigid routine.
    "Bureaucracy and over-regulation have stultified the economy."
  2. verb To make something pointless or worthless.
    "His business plan was stultified by new technologies."
  3. verb To make someone look foolish, or to drain them of strength and clear thought.
    "The politicians continued to stultify themselves."
  4. verb To show that someone is mentally unsound or lacking in competence.
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stultify in a sentence

  • Bureaucracy and over-regulation have stultified the economy.
  • His business plan was stultified by new technologies.
  • The politicians continued to stultify themselves.

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What is "stultify" in Bulgarian?
"stultify" in Bulgarian is окарикатурявам, омаловажавам, признавам за невменяем. stultify means: To hold back progress or ideas and make them boring, usually through rigid routine.
How do you pronounce окарикатурявам?
"stultify" in Bulgarian is окарикатурявам, pronounced "okarikaturyavam".
Are there other ways to say "stultify" in Bulgarian?
Yes — Bulgarian has 3 translations listed for "stultify": окарикатурявам, омаловажавам, признавам за невменяем.
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