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stultify

Postby LukeJavan8 » Fri Jul 30, 2010 12:56 pm

stultify
STUHL-tuh-fahy\, verb:

1. To render useless or ineffectual; cripple.
2. To cause to appear stupid, inconsistent, or ridiculous.
3. Law To allege or prove insane and so not legally responsible.

from Late Latin stultificāre, to make foolish
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Postby Slava » Thu Sep 09, 2010 6:26 pm

Looks like someone really wants to see this word treated. Here's a longer post from the 1st of the month: http://www.alphadictionary.com/bb/viewtopic.php?p=28352

It's still a good word, even 4 weeks later.
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Postby LukeJavan8 » Sun Sep 12, 2010 12:03 pm

So nice of you to keep track of things like this. Site-police.
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