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stultify

/ stultify /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
cause to appear foolish
"He stultified himself by contradicting himself and being inconsistent"
Type of:
ridicule roast guy
Derived:
stultification befooling
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone''s incompetence
"nobody is legally allowed to stultify himself"
Type of:
prove demonstrate establish
Derived:
stultification befooling
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 3
deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless
"This measure crippled our efforts"
"Their behavior stultified the boss''s hard work"
Type of:
weaken
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
48%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
11
Times Searched
3
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