stultify
gb/stˈʌltəfˌaɪ/ us/stˈʌltəfˌaɪ/
C1
Anh
eltompít, kiöl valakiből valamit, megbénít, gátol, nevetségessé tesz, hiteltelenné tesz
ĐỘNG TỪ
C1
FORMAL
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Mẫu sử dụng:
stultify [someone] / stultify [someone]'s mind
The repetitive paperwork began to stultify her, and she stopped suggesting new ideas.
Az ismétlődő papírmunka kezdte eltompítani, és egy idő után már nem állt elő új ötletekkel.
He left the company because the culture stultified curiosity and experimentation.
Azért hagyta ott a céget, mert a vállalati kultúra kiölte a kíváncsiságot és a kísérletezőkedvet.
Too much screen time can stultify a child’s imagination if there’s no balance.
Ví dụ cho người học
The long meetings stultify me.
A hosszú értekezletek eltompítanak.
This routine makes me feel stultified.
Ettől a rutintól eltompultnak érzem magam.
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners often use it as a general synonym of “insult”; in modern use it more commonly means “make dull/boring,” especially in phrases like “a stultifying job.”
Nghĩa
make boring and unstimulating
Cụm từ đi kèm
a stultifying job
|a stultifying routine
|stultify the mind
|stultify creativity
|stultify imagination
|mentally stultifying
|stultifying boredom
|stultifyingly dull
Từ đồng nghĩa
bore (More common and neutral; less formal than stultify.)
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deadening (Emphasizes numbing or draining feeling.)
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numb (Focuses on loss of feeling/alertness rather than interest.)
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dull (Can mean make less interesting; broader and more everyday.)
Từ trái nghĩa
stimulate (Means to energize the mind and increase interest.)
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inspire (Emphasizes creating enthusiasm and creativity.)
Chủ đề
emotions
|work
|education
|daily_life
Định nghĩa
to make someone feel bored and unable to think well
To make someone feel mentally dull, bored, or unable to think creatively; to take the energy or interest out of an experience.
ĐỘNG TỪ
C1
FORMAL
2
Mẫu sử dụng:
stultify [something] (e.g., growth, innovation, reform, progress)
Outdated regulations can stultify small businesses and discourage hiring.
Az elavult szabályozások megbéníthatják a kisvállalkozásokat, és visszafoghatják a munkaerő-felvételt.
The constant changes to the plan stultified the project and drained the team’s momentum.
A terv állandó módosításai megbénították a projektet, és megtörték a csapat lendületét.
A lack of funding stultified the program’s expansion.
Ví dụ cho người học
Too many rules can stultify progress.
A túl sok szabály megbéníthatja a fejlődést.
Lỗi thường gặp:
Do not confuse with “nullify” (make legally invalid); stultify usually means ‘hold back’ or ‘make ineffective’ in a broader sense.
Nghĩa
hinder; make ineffective
Cụm từ đi kèm
stultify innovation
|stultify growth
|stultify progress
|stultify reform
|stultify competition
|stultify development
|stultify initiative
|stultify investment
Từ đồng nghĩa
hamper (Common and direct; suggests making something harder.)
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inhibit (Often used for restraining growth or activity; slightly technical.)
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undermine (Suggests weakening from within rather than simply blocking.)
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cripple (Stronger; implies severe reduction of effectiveness.)
Từ trái nghĩa
enable (Means to make possible or allow to function.)
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promote (Means to encourage growth or progress.)
Chủ đề
business
|government
|technology
|law
Định nghĩa
to stop something from working well or improving
To hinder the development or effectiveness of something, so that it cannot work well or progress as intended.
ĐỘNG TỪ
C2
FORMAL
3
Mẫu sử dụng:
stultify [someone] / stultify [someone]'s argument
By quoting his earlier statements, she stultified his argument in front of the committee.
Korábbi kijelentéseit idézve nevetségessé tette az érvelését a bizottság előtt.
The witness’s contradictory answers stultified his own credibility.
A tanú ellentmondásos válaszai hiteltelenné tették a saját szavahihetőségét.
The report stultified the rumor by laying out the documented timeline.
Ví dụ cho người học
His mistakes stultified his argument.
A hibái nevetségessé tették az érvelését.
Lỗi thường gặp:
This sense is less common in everyday English; it usually appears in formal writing and argument contexts.
Nghĩa
make someone seem foolish
Cụm từ đi kèm
stultify an argument
|stultify a claim
|stultify an opponent
|stultify himself
|stultify herself
|stultify the criticism
Từ đồng nghĩa
discredit (Focuses on damaging trust in a person or claim.)
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make a fool of (More informal; highlights embarrassment.)
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refute (Targets the argument’s truth rather than the person’s foolishness.)
Từ trái nghĩa
vindicate (Means to clear someone of blame or show they were right.)
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validate (Means to confirm that a claim or feeling is sound.)
Chủ đề
communication
|debate
|social_relations
Định nghĩa
to make someone look stupid or unreasonable
To make someone appear foolish or absurd, especially by exposing contradictions, poor reasoning, or self-defeating claims.
Ngữ pháp
Dạng từ điển
stultify
IPA
GB/stˈʌltəfˌaɪ/
US/stˈʌltəfˌaɪ/
Âm tiết và trọng âm
stul - ti - fy (3 âm tiết)
Stress on 1st syllable (stul)
Các dạng từ
Verb
- Base: stultify
- 3rd Person Singular: stultifies
- Present Participle: stultifying
- Past: stultified
Cách diễn đạt
stultify oneself
1/stˈʌltəfˌaɪ wˌʌnsˈɛlf/
fixed phrase
formal
make yourself look foolish
to make yourself look stupid by what you say or do
Ví dụ
- He stultified himself by claiming he never used the data, then presenting charts made from it.
- Try not to stultify yourself by arguing both sides of the issue in the same meeting.
- She refused to sign the statement because it would stultify her publicly.
Ví dụ cho người học
- Don’t stultify yourself by changing your story.