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to stultify
01
abrutir, émousser
to make someone lose interest or motivation, typically due to a boring or restrictive routine
Transitive: to stultify sb/sth
Exemples
The monotonous job stultified his creativity.
Le travail monotone a stérilisé sa créativité.
His attempt to over-explain the simple concept only served to stultify the audience.
Sa tentative de trop expliquer le concept simple n'a servi qu'à stultifier le public.
02
abrutir, abêtir
to make someone or something worthless or ineffective
Transitive: to stultify sth
Exemples
His constant interruptions stultified the entire discussion.
Ses interruptions constantes ont stérilisé toute la discussion.
The lack of proper training stultified their efforts to succeed.
Le manque de formation adéquate a stultifié leurs efforts pour réussir.
03
abrutir, abêtir
to make someone or something appear as ridiculous, stupid, or absurd
Transitive: to stultify sth
Exemples
The comedian ’s jokes were designed to stultify the pretentiousness of the local elites.
Les blagues du comédien étaient conçues pour ridiculiser la prétention des élites locales.
The film 's amateurish special effects stultified what could have been an exciting plot.
Les effets spéciaux amateurs du film ont stultifié ce qui aurait pu être une intrigue passionnante.
04
déclarer inapte mentalement, rendre irresponsable
to declare someone mentally unfit or incapable of being held responsible for their actions
Transitive: to stultify sb
Exemples
The lawyer tried to stultify the defendant by questioning his mental state.
L'avocat a tenté de stultifier le défendeur en remettant en question son état mental.
The court ruled to stultify him after examining his psychological reports.
Le tribunal a décidé de le stultifier après avoir examiné ses rapports psychologiques.
