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.

• 🇩🇪Verb, das bedeutet, jemanden oder etwas unwirksam, nutzlos oder lächerlich zu machen, oft indem man ihn oder es als dumm hinstellt oder seine Fähigkeiten unterdrückt.

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.

   🇩🇪Wirkungslos machen

   Synonyme: crippledisablefrustratehamstringinvalidateneutralizeparalyzesabotagethwartundermine

   Antonyme: 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.

   🇩🇪Langeweile oder Stumpfsinn verursachen

   Synonyme: boredeadendullnumbstupefytireweary

   Antonyme: enlivenexciteinspireinterestinvigoratestimulate

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