😵stultify

verb
/ˈstʌltɪfaɪ/

Meaning

to make someone or something appear foolish, or to hinder effectiveness and enthusiasm

Example Sentences

The repetitive tasks seemed to stultify the workers' creativity.

Synonyms

hamper, hinder, suppress, weaken, frustrate

Antonyms

encourage, inspire, stimulate

Collocations

stultify efforts, stultify creativity, stultify growth, stultify development

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