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stultify

verb

Deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
S
Ends with
Y
Contains
TU
Scrabble score
14
CEFR level
C2

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈstʌltɪfaɪ

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verb

  1. Deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless

    “This measure crippled our efforts”

verb

  1. Cause to appear foolish

    “He stultified himself by contradicting himself and being inconsistent”

verb

  1. Prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence

    “Nobody is legally allowed to stultify himself”

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Example Sentences

This measure crippled our efforts
Their behavior stultified the boss's hard work
He stultified himself by contradicting himself and being inconsistent
Nobody is legally allowed to stultify himself

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