Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
Stultify — Stul ti*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stultified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stultifying}.] [L. stultus foolish + fy.] 1. To make foolish; to make a fool of; as, to stultify one by imposition; to stultify one s self by silly reasoning or conduct. Burke. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stultify — index balk, check (restrain), clog, deter, disable, foil, frustrate, thwart … Law dictionary
stultify — 1766, allege to be of unsound mind (legal term), from L.L. stultificare turn into foolishness, from L. stultus foolish + root of facere to make (see FACTITIOUS (Cf. factitious)). The first element is cognate with L. stolidus slow, dull, obtuse… … Etymology dictionary
stultify — ► VERB (stultifies, stultified) 1) (usu. as adj. stultifying) cause to feel bored or drained of energy. 2) cause to appear foolish or absurd. DERIVATIVES stultification noun. ORIGIN Latin stultificare, from s … English terms dictionary
stultify — [stul′tə fī΄] vt. stultified, stultifying [LL stultificare < L stultus, foolish, akin to stolidus,STOLID + facere, to make, DO1] 1. a) to make seem foolish, stupid, inconsistent, etc.; make absurd or ridiculous b) to make dull or torpid … English World dictionary
stultify — stultification, n. stultifier, n. stultifyingly, adv. /stul teuh fuy /, v.t., stultified, stultifying. 1. to make, or cause to appear, foolish or ridiculous. 2. to render absurdly or wholly futile or ineffectual, esp. by degrading or frustrating… … Universalium
stultify — transitive verb ( fied; fying) Etymology: Late Latin stultificare to make foolish, from Latin stultus foolish; akin to Latin stolidus stolid Date: 1737 1. archaic to allege or prove to be of unsound mind and hence not responsible 2. to cause to… … New Collegiate Dictionary
stultify — verb /ˈstʌltɪfaɪ,ˈstʌltəfaɪ/ a) To prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someones incompetence. b) To cause to appear foolish. Syn: humiliate … Wiktionary
stultify — Synonyms and related words: annul, asphyxiate, befool, bottle up, bring to nothing, buffer, cancel, cancel out, censor, check, choke off, clamp down on, come to nothing, constipate, cork, cork up, counterbalance, crack down on, crush, damp down,… … Moby Thesaurus
stultify — (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To ridicule] Syn. make a fool of, make ridiculous, make absurd, mock; see ridicule . 2. [To inhibit] Syn. smother, stifle, suffocate, have a dulling effect on, negate; see also hinder … English dictionary for students
