stultify
verb
[ ˈstʌltɪfʌɪ ]
• cause to lose enthusiasm and initiative, especially as a result of a tedious or restrictive routine.
• "he found ways of gently subverting the class system that stultified 1950s English society"
Similar:
hamper,
impede,
obstruct,
thwart,
frustrate,
foil,
suppress,
smother,
repress,
bore,
make bored,
dull,
numb,
benumb,
stupefy,
deaden,
bore rigid,
bore stupid,
bore to death,
hebetate,
• cause (someone) to appear foolish or absurd.
Origin:
mid 18th century: from late Latin stultificare, from Latin stultus ‘foolish’.
