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verb (used with object), -fied, -fy·ing.
1.
to make, or cause to appear, foolish or ridiculous.
2.
to render absurdly or wholly futile or ineffectual, especially by degrading or frustrating means: Menial work can stultify the mind.
3.
Law. to allege or prove (oneself or another) to be of unsound mind.
Origin:
1760–70; < Late Latin stultificāre, equivalent to Latin stult(us) stupid + -i- -i- + -ficāre -fy
1760–70; < Late Latin stultificāre, equivalent to Latin stult(us) stupid + -i- -i- + -ficāre -fy
Related forms
stul·ti·fi·ca·tion, noun
stul·ti·fi·er, noun
stul·ti·fy·ing·ly, adverb
non·stul·ti·fi·ca·tion, noun
un·stul·ti·fied, adjective
EXPANDun·stul·ti·fy·ing, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
2. cripple, impede, frustrate, hinder, thwart.
2. cripple, impede, frustrate, hinder, thwart.
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Stultify
is always a great word to know.
So is premeditation. Does it mean:
| such constraint or coercion as will render void a contract or other legal act entered or performed under its influence |
| sufficient forethought to impute deliberation and intent to commit the act |
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Word Origin & History
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). The first element is cognate with L. stolidus "slow, dull, obtuse" (see
EXPAND stolid). Meaning "cause to appear foolish or absurd" is from 1809.
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