stultify

• Verbe signifiant rendre quelqu'un ou quelque chose inefficace, inutile ou ridicule, souvent en le faisant paraître stupide ou en entravant ses capacités.

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.

   Rendre inutile ou inefficace

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

   Synonymescrippledisablefrustratehamstringinvalidateneutralizeparalyzesabotagethwartundermine

   Antonymesactivateenergizeinvigoratestrengthen

2. Cause boredom or dullnessC2formal

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

   Abêtir par ennui

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

   Synonymesboredeadendullnumbstupefytireweary

   Antonymesenlivenexciteinspireinterestinvigoratestimulate