[ˈstʌltɪfʌɪ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- cause to lose enthusiasm and initiative, especially as a result of a tedious or restrictive routine
(e.g: he found ways of gently subverting the class system that stultified 1950s English society)

- cause (someone) to appear foolish or absurd


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Origin:
mid 18th century: from late Latin stultificare, from Latin stultus ‘foolish’