stultify

stul·ti·fy  (stlt-f)

tr.v. stul·ti·fied, stul·ti·fy·ing, stul·ti·fies

1. To render useless or ineffectual; cripple.

2. To cause to appear stupid, inconsistent, or ridiculous.

3. Law To allege or prove insane and so not legally responsible.

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[Late Latin stultificre, to make foolish : Latin stultus, foolish; see stel- in Indo-European roots + Latin -ficre, -fy.]

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stulti·fi·cation (-f-kshn) n.

stulti·fier n.

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stultify [ˈstʌltɪˌfaɪ]

vb -fies, -fying, -fied (tr)

1. to make useless, futile, or ineffectual, esp by routine

2. to cause to appear absurd or inconsistent

3. (Law) to prove (someone) to be of unsound mind and thus not legally responsible

[from Latin stultus stupid + facere to make]

stultification  n

stultifier  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	stultify - prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence; "nobody is legally allowed to stultify himself" law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" shew, show, demonstrate, prove, establish - establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture"
	2.	stultify - cause to appear foolish; "He stultified himself by contradicting himself and being inconsistent" blackguard, guy, jest at, laugh at, make fun, poke fun, ridicule, roast, rib - subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday"
	3.	stultify - deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless; "This measure crippled our efforts"; "Their behavior stultified the boss's hard work" cripple weaken - lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body"

Translations

stultify [ˈstʌltɪfaɪ] VT → anular, aniquilar

stultify

vt → lähmen; mind, person → verkümmern or verdummen lassen; to become stultified → verkümmern, verdummen

vi → verkümmern, verdummen

stultify [ˈstʌltɪˌfaɪ] vt (frm) → istupidire