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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   stultify

   • IPA[ˈstəltəˌfī]

   美式

   • v.
     cause to lose enthusiasm and initiative, especially as a result of a tedious or restrictive routine.；cause (someone) to appear foolish or absurd

   • verb: stultify, 3rd person present: stultifies, gerund or present participle: stultifying, past tense: stultified, past participle: stultified

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. cause to lose enthusiasm and initiative, especially as a result of a tedious or restrictive routine. 同義詞 hamper, impede, obstruct, thwart, frustrate, ... 更多foil, suppress, smother, repress, bore, make bored, dull, numb, benumb, stupefy, deaden, informalbore rigid, bore stupid, bore to death, rarehebetate反義詞 excite
   • 2. dated cause (someone) to appear foolish or absurd Counsel is not expected to stultify himself in an attempt to advance his client's interests