"dumbify" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: dumbifies [present, singular, third-person], dumbifying [participle, present], dumbified [participle, past], dumbified [past]
Etymology: From dumb + -ify. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dumb|ify}} dumb + -ify Head templates: {{en-verb}} dumbify (third-person singular simple present dumbifies, present participle dumbifying, simple past and past participle dumbified)
  1. (colloquial, transitive) To make stupid; to dumb down. Tags: colloquial, transitive Related terms: dumbification, stultify Translations (to make stupid): emburrecer (Portuguese), idiotificar (Portuguese)

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