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To make something ineffective or appear foolish; to inhibit its development.

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stultify

Endless approval steps can stultify an otherwise promising project.
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A rule forbidding any change after the first draft would stultify the students' work by preventing them from correcting the problems they discovered.
From When a Process Falls Short.
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