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Definition of Stultify

1. Verb. Prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence. "Nobody is legally allowed to stultify himself"

2. Verb. Cause to appear foolish. "He stultified himself by contradicting himself and being inconsistent"

3. Verb. Deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless. "Their behavior stultified the boss's hard work"

Definition of Stultify

1. 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.

Definition of Stultify

1. Verb. To prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence. ¹

2. Verb. To cause to appear foolish. ¹

3. Verb. To deprive of strength or efficacy; make useless or worthless. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Stultify

1. to cause to appear absurd [v -FIED, -FYING, -FIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Stultify

stuiver stuivers stuke stull stulls stulm stulms stulp stulps stultification

stultifications stultified stultifier stultifiers stultifies stultify (current term) stultifying stultifyingly stultiloquence stultiloquies

stultiloquy stulty stum stumble stumble across stumble against stumble on stumble upon stumblebum stumblebums

Literary usage of Stultify

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American and English Encyclopedia of Law by John Houston Merrill, Charles Frederic Williams, Thomas Johnson Michie, David Shephard Garland (1890)
"The ancient rule that such a plea was in violation of the maxim that no one should be admitted to stultify himself is rejected ..."

2. The Missions and Missionaries of California by Zephyrin Engelhardt (1913)
"The Friars Will not stultify Themselves to Aid Echeandia.—Neophytes Seduced by Echeandia.—Neophytes not Slaves.—False Charges of the Ex-Governor. ..."

3. The Missions and Missionaries of California by Zephyrin Engelhardt (1913)
"The Friars Will not stultify Themselves to Aid Echeandia.—Neophytes Seduced by Echeandia.—Neophytes not Slaves.—False Charges of the Ex-Governor. ..."

4. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1874)
"Were I to do that, I should seem to stultify myself; I should be voting against all the votée I have thus far given at this session on this subject.1' The ..."

5. Alaska: Its History and Resources, Gold Fields, Routes and Scenery by Miner Wait Bruce (1895)
"We do not believe the American Congress can afford to stultify itself by yielding one jot from the position it has taken in this matter to Mr. Duncan, ..."

6. The Rights of Labour Defended: Or, The Trial of the Glasgow Cotton Spinners by Thomas Hunter, Peter Hacket, Richard M'Neil, James Gibb, Scotland High Court of Justiciary, William M'Lean (1837)
"If arising from a conviction under the statute, he did not mean to say that the legislature had passed such a statute as could stultify the effect of their ..."

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