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English verb: stultify | |||
| 1. | stultify (emotion) prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence | ||
| Samples | Nobody is legally allowed to stultify himself. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | demonstrate, establish, prove, shew, show | ||
| Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||
| 2. | stultify (communication) cause to appear foolish | ||
| Samples | He stultified himself by contradicting himself and being inconsistent. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | blackguard, guy, jest at, laugh at, make fun, poke fun, rib, ridicule, roast | ||
| 3. | stultify (change) deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless | ||
| Samples | This measure crippled our efforts. Their behavior stultified the boss's hard work. | ||
| Synonyms | cripple | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | weaken | ||
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