stultify

A verb meaning to cause someone or something to become ineffective, useless, or absurd, often by making them seem foolish or by suppressing their abilities.

• 🌐فعل يعني جعل شخص أو شيء غير فعّال أو عديم الجدوى أو مثير للسخرية، غالبًا بإظهاره بمظهر الأحمق أو كبح قدراته.

1. Make ineffective or useless C2 formal

   To cause something to become useless, ineffective, or absurd.

   • The new regulations stultify any attempt at innovation.
   • His constant criticism stultified her creative efforts.
   • Bureaucratic procedures often stultify progress.

   🌐جَعْل الشيء بلا جدوى

   المرادفات: crippledisablefrustratehamstringinvalidateneutralizeparalyzesabotagethwartundermine

   الأضداد: activateenergizeinvigoratestrengthen

2. Cause boredom or dullness C2 formal

   To make someone feel bored, dull, or mentally inactive.

   • The repetitive tasks stultify the workers' minds.
   • Long lectures can stultify even the most attentive students.
   • The monotonous routine stultified his intellectual growth.

   🌐إحداث الملل أو الخمود الذهني

   المرادفات: boredeadendullnumbstupefytireweary

   الأضداد: enlivenexciteinspireinterestinvigoratestimulate

• stultified past participle
• stultified past simple
• stultifying present participle
• stultifies third person singular