Stultify

['stʌltɪfaɪ] or ['stʌltɪfaɪɪŋ]

Definition

(verb.) cause to appear foolish; 'He stultified himself by contradicting himself and being inconsistent'.

(verb.) prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence; 'nobody is legally allowed to stultify himself'.

Checker: Lowell--From WordNet

Definition

(v. t.) To make foolish; to make a fool of; as, to stultify one by imposition; to stultify one's self by silly reasoning or conduct.

(v. t.) To regard as a fool, or as foolish.

(v. t.) To allege or prove to be of unsound mind, so that the performance of some act may be avoided.

Typed by Gwendolyn

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. Make foolish, prove foolish, make a fool of.

Editor: Olaf

Definition

v.t. to make a fool of: to cause to appear foolish: to destroy the force of one's argument by self-contradiction: (law) to allege or prove to be of unsound mind:—pa.t. and pa.p. stul′tified.—ns. Stultificā′tion act of stultifying or making foolish; Stul′tifier one who stultifies or makes a fool of; Stultil′oquence Stultil′oquy foolish talk or discourse babbling.—adj. Stultil′oquent.—adv. Stultil′oquently.

Inputed by Jules