stultify in Dutch
stultify in Dutch is belachelijk maken, blamieren — stultify means to hold back progress or ideas and make them boring, usually through rigid routine.
stultify in Dutch
belachelijk maken
(transitive, dated) To cause to appear foolish; to deprive of strength; to stupefy. [from early 19th c.]
blamieren
(transitive, dated) To cause to appear foolish; to deprive of strength; to stupefy. [from early 19th c.]
What does "stultify" mean?
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verb To hold back progress or ideas and make them boring, usually through rigid routine.
"Bureaucracy and over-regulation have stultified the economy."
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verb To make something pointless or worthless.
"His business plan was stultified by new technologies."
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verb To make someone look foolish, or to drain them of strength and clear thought.
"The politicians continued to stultify themselves."
- 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 Dutch?
"stultify" in Dutch is belachelijk maken, blamieren. stultify means: To hold back progress or ideas and make them boring, usually through rigid routine.
Are there other ways to say "stultify" in Dutch?
Yes — Dutch has 2 translations listed for "stultify": belachelijk maken, blamieren.
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