\ˈstəl-tə-fī\
Definition:
1: archaic : to allege or prove to be of unsound mind and hence not responsible
2: to cause to appear or be stupid, foolish, or absurdly illogical
3a : to impair, invalidate, or make ineffective : negate b : to have a dulling or inhibiting effect on
Etymology:
Late Latin stultificare to make foolish, from Latin stultus foolish; akin to Latin stolidus stolid
First Known Use: 1737
The government has been stultified by bureaucracy.
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