stultify

• Глагол, означающий делать кого-либо или что-либо неэффективным, бесполезным или нелепым, часто выставляя их глупыми или подавляя их способности.

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.

1. Make ineffective or uselessC2formal

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

   Делать бесполезным

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

   Synonymscrippledisablefrustratehamstringinvalidateneutralizeparalyzesabotagethwartundermine

   Antonymsactivateenergizeinvigoratestrengthen

2. Cause boredom or dullnessC2formal

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

   Вызывать скуку или отупение

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

   Synonymsboredeadendullnumbstupefytireweary

   Antonymsenlivenexciteinspireinterestinvigoratestimulate