(v) deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless, Syn.stultify, Example: This measure crippled our efforts; Their behavior stultified the boss's hard work
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Stultified p. pr. & vb. n. Stultifying ] [ L. stultus foolish + -fy. ] 1. To make foolish; to make a fool of; as, to stultify one by imposition; to stultify one's self by silly reasoning or conduct. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. To regard as a fool, or as foolish. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
The modern sciolist stultifies all understanding but his own, and that which he conceives like his own. Hazlitt. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. (Law) To allege or prove to be of unsound mind, so that the performance of some act may be avoided. [ 1913 Webster ]
[あかす, akasu] (v5s, vt) (1) to bore; to tire; to weary; to stultify; (2) (often intransitively as 〜に飽かして) to use lavishly (and without regret) [Add to Longdo]
[あかせる, akaseru] (v1, vt) (1) (See 飽かす) to bore; to tire; to weary; to stultify; (2) (often intransitively as 〜に飽かせて) to use lavishly (and without regret) [Add to Longdo]
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