to make ineffective or useless, cripple; to have a dulling effect on. cause to lose enthusiasm and initiative, especially as a result of a tedious or restrictive routine. to impair or reduce to uselessness. à¦¬à§à¦à§à¦¬ à¦¬à¦¾à¦¨à¦¾à¦¨ stupefy, stultify à¦¬à§à¦¾à¦à¦¾ à¦¬à¦¾à¦¨à¦¾à¦¨ circumvent, befool, fool, bamboozle, monkey, stultify. cause to lose enthusiasm and initiative, especially as a result of a tedious or restrictive routine. \\"the stultifying conformity of provincial life\\" *synonyms: hamper, impede, obstruct, thwart, frustrate, foil, suppress, smother, repress