Stultify
Pronunciation : Stul"ti*fy
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. stultus foolish + -fy.]
Definition : 1. To make foolish; to make a fool of; as, to stultify one by imposition; to stultify one's self by silly reasoning or conduct. Burke.
2. To regard as a fool, or as foolish. [R.] The modern sciolist stultifies all understanding but his own, and that which he conceives like his own. Hazlitt.
3. (Law)
Defn: To allege or prove to be of unsound mind, so that the performance of some act may be avoided.
t. [imp. & p. p. Stultified; p. pr. & vb. n. Stultifying.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913