stultify

Meanings

Verb

prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence
- "nobody is legally allowed to stultify himself"
cause to appear foolish
deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless
To stunt, inhibit (progress, ideas, etc.) or make dull and uninteresting, especially through routine that is overly restrictive or limiting.
To make useless or worthless.
To cause to appear foolish; to deprive of strength; to stupefy.
To prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin stultus (“stupid, foolish”), + -ify. Compare Late Latin stultificō.

Synonyms

cripple, dull, humiliate, impair, inhibit

Scrabble Score: 14

stultify is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
stultify is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
stultify is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

stultify is a valid Words With Friends word