Stultify

(verb.) cause to appear foolish; 'He stultified himself by contradicting himself and being inconsistent'.

(verb.) prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence; 'nobody is legally allowed to stultify himself'.

整理:洛厄尔

• All over the world socialists are breaking away from the stultifying influence of the outworn determinism. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.

编辑:马克斯