cretinize

[kreet-n-ahyz or, especially Brit., kret-]

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verb (used with object), verb (used without object), cre·tin·ized, cre·tin·iz·ing.

to make or become cretinous; cause (a person) to be incapable of normal intelligence or sound judgment.

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Also, especially British, cre·tin·ise.

Origin:
1855–60; cretin + -ize

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