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stultify

verb

/ˈstʌltɪfaɪ/

Meaning

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

The repetitive tasks seemed to stultify the workers' creativity.

hamper, hinder, suppress, weaken, frustrate

encourage, inspire, stimulate

stultify efforts, stultify creativity, stultify growth, stultify development

to break suddenly; to speak angrily; to take a photograph quickly

Make an action or process happen sooner or be accomplished more quickly.

to spoil or damage the appearance or quality of something

to determine or decide something in advance, often regarded as being fixed by fate or divine will

to moderate, soften, or tone down something; also to strengthen by heat treatment (as in metal).

To expel someone from a property, usually by legal process.