stultify, v.
(stultified, stultifies, stultifying)
(stultified, stultifies, stultifying)
deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
cripple stultify
sample sentences
"This measure crippled our efforts""Their behavior stultified the boss's hard work"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s somebody
Something ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s somebody
Something ----s something
semantic pointers
hypernym
cause to appear foolish
<verb.communication>
stultify
sample sentences
"He stultified himself by contradicting himself and being inconsistent"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence
<verb.emotion>
stultify
sample sentences
"nobody is legally allowed to stultify himself"verb frames
Somebody ----s somebody
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
domain of synset (topic)
hypernym