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stultify |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Stultify \Stul"ti*fy\, 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. 2. To regard as a fool, or as foolish. [R.] The modern sciolist stultifies all understanding but his own and that which he conceives like his own --Hazlitt. 3. (Law) To allege or prove to be of unsound mind, so that the performance of some act may be avoided. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: stultify v 1: show to be irresponsible; demonstrate someone's incompetence 2: cause to appear foolish 3: prove someone to be of unsound mind
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