stultify
verb [ T ] formal disapproving uk/ˈstʌl.tɪ.faɪ/ us/ˈstʌl.tə.faɪ/
阻碍发展;使…僵化
to prevent something from developing, or prevent someone from developing new ideas
She felt the repetitive exercises stultified her musical technique so she stopped doing them. 她觉得重复的练习使她的音乐技巧变得僵化，所以她不再做这些练习。
The new set of measures could stultify the industry.
See: stultifying
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- He feared that the job would stultify his creativity forever.
- The mention of her name appeared to stultify him.
- The regulations stultify the freedom of workers.