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stultify
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Stultify
(gcide) | Stultify \Stul"ti*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stultified; p. pr.
& vb. n. Stultifying.] [L. stultus foolish + -fy.]
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.
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2. To regard as a fool, or as foolish. [R.]
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The modern sciolist stultifies all understanding but
his own, and that which he conceives like his own.
--Hazlitt.
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3. (Law) To allege or prove to be of unsound mind, so that
the performance of some act may be avoided.
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stultify
(wn) | stultify
v 1: prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's
incompetence; "nobody is legally allowed to stultify
himself"
2: cause to appear foolish; "He stultified himself by
contradicting himself and being inconsistent"
3: deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless;
"This measure crippled our efforts"; "Their behavior
stultified the boss's hard work" [syn: cripple, stultify] |
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stultify
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Stultifying
(gcide) | Stultify \Stul"ti*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stultified; p. pr.
& vb. n. Stultifying.] [L. stultus foolish + -fy.]
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.
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2. To regard as a fool, or as foolish. [R.]
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The modern sciolist stultifies all understanding but
his own, and that which he conceives like his own.
--Hazlitt.
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3. (Law) To allege or prove to be of unsound mind, so that
the performance of some act may be avoided.
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stultify
(wn) | stultify
v 1: prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's
incompetence; "nobody is legally allowed to stultify
himself"
2: cause to appear foolish; "He stultified himself by
contradicting himself and being inconsistent"
3: deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless;
"This measure crippled our efforts"; "Their behavior
stultified the boss's hard work" [syn: cripple, stultify] |
TO STULTIFY
(bouvier) | TO STULTIFY. To make or declare insane. It is a general rule in the English
law, that a man shall not be permitted to stultify himself; that is, he
shall not be allowed to plead his insanity to avoid a contract. 2 Bl. Com.
291; Fonb. Eq. b. 1, c. 2, 1; Pow. on Contr. 19.
2. In the United States, this rule seems to have been exploded, and the
party may himself avoid his acts except those of record, and contracts for
necessaries and services rendered, by allegation and proof of insanity. 5
Whart. R. 371, 379; 2 Kent, Com. 451; 3 Day, R. 90; 3 Conn. R. 203: 5 Pick.
R. 431; 5 John R. 503.; 1 Bland. R. 376. Vide Fonb. Eq b. 1, c. 2, Sec. 1,
note 1; 2 Str. R. 1104; 3 Camp. R. 125; 7 Dowl. & Ryl. 614; 3 C. & P. 30; 1
Hagg. C. R. 414.
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