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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024stul•ti•fy /ˈstʌltəˌfaɪ/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -fied, -fy•ing. - to make (someone) feel dull because of some boring, repeating activity:felt stultified by his humdrum job.
stul•ti•fi•ca•tion /ˌstʌltəfəkeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024stul•ti•fy (stul′tə fī′),USA pronunciation v.t., -fied, -fy•ing. - to make, or cause to appear, foolish or ridiculous.
- to render absurdly or wholly futile or ineffectual, esp. by degrading or frustrating means:Menial work can stultify the mind.
- Lawto allege or prove (oneself or another) to be of unsound mind.
- Late Latin stultificāre, equivalent. to Latin stult(us) stupid + -i- -i- + -ficāre -fy
- 1760–70
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged cripple, impede, frustrate, hinder, thwart.
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