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Webster 1913 Edition
Stultify
Stul′ti-fy
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Stultified
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Stultifying
.] [L.
stultus
foolish + -fy
.] 1.
To make foolish; to make a fool of;
as, to
. stultify
one by imposition; to stultify
one’s self by silly reasoning or conductBurke.
2.
To regard as a fool, or as foolish.
[R.]
The modern sciolist
stultifies
all understanding but his own, and that which he conceives like his own. Hazlitt.
3.
(Law)
To allege or prove to be of unsound mind, so that the performance of some act may be avoided.
Webster 1828 Edition
Stultify
STULTIFY
,Verb.
T.
1.
To make foolish; to make one a fool.2.
In law, to alledge or prove to be insane, for avoiding some act.Definition 2024
stultify
stultify
English
Verb
stultify (third-person singular simple present stultifies, present participle stultifying, simple past and past participle stultified)
- To prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence.
- To cause to appear foolish.
- To deprive of strength or efficacy; make useless or worthless.
Synonyms
- (cause to appear foolish): humiliate
Translations
to prove to be of unsound mind
to cause to appear foolish
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to deprive of strength or efficacy
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