stultify

 
Pronunciation: /ˈstʌltɪfʌɪ/

verb (stultifies, stultifying, stultified)

[with object]
  • 1 (usually as adjective stultifying) cause to lose enthusiasm and initiative, especially as a result of a tedious or restrictive routine: the stultifying conformity of provincial life
  • 2cause (someone) to appear foolish or absurd.

Derivatives

stultification

Pronunciation: /-fɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/
noun

stultifier

noun

stultifyingly

adverb

Origin:

mid 18th century: from late Latin stultificare, from Latin stultus 'foolish'