Stultify



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v.使变得荒谬可笑
• ［英］ v.使变得荒谬可笑 ( make stupid in mind)
• ［类］ 反义词: stir ( 激发) ; excite ( 使激动)

Webster Collegiate

transitive verb (-fied; -fying)

• Etymology: Late Latin stultificare to make foolish, from Latin stultus foolish; akin to Latin stolidus stolid
• Date: 1737
• 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
• 3.
  • a. to impair, invalidate, or make ineffective ; negate
  • b. to have a dulling or inhibiting effect on
• ? stultification noun

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