Stultify

stul′ti-fī, v.t. to make a fool of: to cause to appear foolish: to destroy the force of one's argument by self-contradiction: ( law ) to allege or prove to be of unsound mind:— pa.t. and pa.p. stul′tified. — ns. Stultificā′tion , act of stultifying or making foolish; Stul′tifier , one who stultifies or makes a fool of; Stultil′oquence , Stultil′oquy , foolish talk or discourse, babbling.— adj. Stultil′oquent .— adv. Stultil′oquently . [L. stultus , foolish, facĕre , to make.]