The meaning of Stultify

ˈstʌl.tɪ.faɪ

Stultify – definition

verb
Cause to lose enthusiasm and initiative, especially as a result of a tedious or restrictive routine.
Usage examples:
He found ways of gently subverting the class system that stultified 1950s english society
Synonims:
Hamper Impede Obstruct Thwart Frustrate Foil Suppress Smother Repress Bore Make bored Dull Numb Benumb Stupefy Deaden Bore rigid Bore stupid Bore to death Hebetate
verb
Cause (someone) to appear foolish or absurd.
Usage examples:
Like women elsewhere, african women are stultified by circumstances largely beyond their control.

verb
To prevent something from developing, or prevent someone from developing new ideas
Usage examples:
She felt the repetitive exercises stultified her musical technique so she stopped doing them., the …

Stultify translation into English

Stultify: translate from English into Chinese

糊涂

Stultify: translate from English into Dutch

Afstompen, Versuffen, Bespottelijk maken, Ongerijmd maken, Te niet doen, Verijdelen

Stultify: translate from English into French

Abrutir, Déshumaniser, Rendre vain, Enlever toute valeur à

Stultify: translate from English into German

Verdummen, Lähmen, Verkümmern

Stultify: translate from English into Hindi

मूर्ख बनाना, कुंद हो जाना, वृथा करना, मूर्ख आचरण करना, अपने की बेवकूफ बनाना

Stultify: translate from English into Italian

Intorpidire, Invalidare, Neutralizzare

Stultify: translate from English into Korean

더럽히다, 바보스럽게 보이게 하다, 망쳐버리다

Stultify: translate from English into Russian

Отуплять, Сводить на нет, Выставлять в смешном виде

Stultify: translate from English into Spanish

Poner en ridículo, Hacer inútil, Hacer ridículo

Word origin

mid 18th century: from late Latin stultificare, from Latin stultus ‘foolish’.

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Stultify – similar words

stultifies

ˈstʌl.tɪ.faɪ

verb
Cause to lose enthusiasm and initiative, especially as a result of a tedious or restrictive routine.
Usage examples:
He found ways of gently subverting the class system that stultified 1950s english society

verb
To prevent something from developing, or prevent someone from developing new ideas
Usage examples:
She felt the repetitive exercises stultified her musical technique so she stopped doing them., the …

All meanings and translations of Stultifies

stultified

ˈstʌltɪfʌɪ

verb
Cause to lose enthusiasm and initiative, especially as a result of a tedious or restrictive routine.
Usage examples:
He found ways of gently subverting the class system that stultified 1950s english society

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Stultify synonims

benumb

verb
Deprive of physical or emotional feeling.
Usage examples:
The flood of images and alerts coming through social networks is benumbing us

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bore

bɛː

verb
Make (a hole) in something with a tool or by digging.
Usage examples:
Bore a hole in the wall to pass the cable through

noun
The hollow part inside a gun barrel or other tube.
Usage examples:
Barrels have ventilated ribs, hard-chromed bores, interchangeable choke tubes (three provided) and …

verb
Cause (someone) to feel weary and uninterested by dull talk or behaviour.
Usage examples:
She is too polite to bore us with anecdotes

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deaden

verb
Make (a noise or sensation) less strong or intense.
Usage examples:
Ether was used to deaden the pain

verb
To reduce the severity or effect of something
Usage examples:
He asked for some stronger medication to deaden the pain.

All meanings and translations of Deaden

dull

adjective
Lacking interest or excitement.
Usage examples:
Your diet doesn't have to be dull and boring

verb
Make or become dull or less intense.
Usage examples:
Time dulls the memory

adjective
Not interesting or exciting; boring
Usage examples:
Many of the courtroom events were dull and routine., the lecture was dry, dull, and full of statist…

All meanings and translations of Dull

obstruct

verb
Block (an opening, path, road, etc.); be or get in the way of.
Usage examples:
She was obstructing the entrance

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smother

verb
Kill (someone) by covering their nose and mouth so that they suffocate.
Usage examples:
I dreamt a stranger was trying to kill me by smothering me with a pillow

noun
A mass of something that stifles or obscures.
Usage examples:
All this vanished in a smother of foam

verb
To prevent a person or animal from getting oxygen
Usage examples:
Several animals were smothered by smoke from the fire., the pasta was smothered with a creamy sauce…

All meanings and translations of Smother

stupefy

ˈstjuː.pɪ.faɪ

verb
Make (someone) unable to think or feel properly.
Usage examples:
The offence of administering drugs to a woman with intent to stupefy her

verb
To tire or bore someone so much that the person cannot think or do anything
Usage examples:
His classes totally stupefied me., he was stupefied to learn that he was fired.

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suppress

səˈpres

verb
Forcibly put an end to.
Usage examples:
The rising was savagely suppressed

verb
To end something by force
Usage examples:
He either has to begin reforms, or he has to suppress the opposition., he was accused of suppressin…

verb
To prevent something from being seen or expressed
Usage examples:
Any decisions to suppress information would have been made by senior managers, not by shareholders.…

All meanings and translations of Suppress

thwart

θwɔːt

verb
Prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.
Usage examples:
He never did anything to thwart his father

noun
A structural crosspiece forming a seat for a rower in a boat.
Usage examples:
Her hull is painted white with blue trim on the thwarts.

preposition
From one side to another side of (an area); across.
Usage examples:
A pink-tinged cloud spread thwart the shore

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