stultify

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Synonyms: stiltify, stupify, stratify, adultify, stellify, stulty

Antonyms: stiltify, stupify, stratify, adultify, stellify, stulty

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[stunt]], [[inhibit]] (progress, ideas, etc.) or make [[dull]] and [[uninteresting]], especially through [[routine]] that is overly [[restrictive]] or [[limiting]]. {{defdate|attested from 1950s}}
2. {{lb|en|transitive|dated}} To make [[useless]] or [[worthless]]. {{defdate|from 19th c.}}
3. {{lb|en|transitive|dated}} To cause to appear [[foolish]]; to [[deprive]] of strength; to [[stupefy]]. {{defdate|from early 19th c.}}
4. {{lb|en|transitive|archaic|originally|law}} To prove to be of [[unsound]] mind or demonstrate someone's [[incompetence]]. {{defdate|attested from late 17th c.}} <!-- see https://archive.org/details/bim_eighteenth-century_an-institute-of-the-laws_wood-thomas_1720_1/page/22/mode/2up?q=%22stultify%22 -->

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