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stultify
Stultify (verb) means to hold back progress or ideas and make them boring, usually through rigid routine.
verb
1
To hold back progress or ideas and make them boring, usually through rigid routine.
"Bureaucracy and over-regulation have stultified the economy."
2
To make something pointless or worthless.
"His business plan was stultified by new technologies."
3
To make someone look foolish, or to drain them of strength and clear thought.
"The politicians continued to stultify themselves."
4
To show that someone is mentally unsound or lacking in competence.
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Etymology
From Latin stultus (“stupid, foolish”), + -ify. Compare Late Latin stultificō.
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What is the meaning of stultify?
"stultify" (verb) means to hold back progress or ideas and make them boring, usually through rigid routine.
What is another word for stultify?
Other words for "stultify" include impair, dull, inhibit, cripple.
What are the different meanings of stultify?
"stultify" has 3 main meanings: 1. To hold back progress or ideas and make them boring, usually through rigid routine; 2. To make something pointless or worthless; 3. To make someone look foolish, or to drain them of strength and clear thought.
