ridicule vs stultify

ridicule is a noun but stultify is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ridicule	Yes	No	Yes	No
stultify	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, stultify is a hyponym of ridicule; that is, stultify is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ridicule:

Other hyponyms of ridicule include tease, lampoon, satirise, satirize, debunk, expose.

ridicule (noun)	stultify (noun)
the act of deriding or treating with contempt
language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate

ridicule (verb)	stultify (verb)
subject to laughter or ridicule	deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless
	cause to appear foolish
	prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence