stultify vs establish

establish vs stultify

stultify and establish both are verbs.

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

As verbs, establish is a hypernym of stultify; that is, establish is a word with a broader meaning than stultify:

stultify: prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence
establish: establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment

Other hypernyms of stultify include demonstrate, prove, shew, show.

stultify (verb)	establish (verb)
deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless	establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
cause to appear foolish	institute, enact, or establish
prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence	use as a basis for; found on
	place
	set up or lay the groundwork for
	bring about
	build or establish something abstract
	set up or found

Difference between stultify and establish

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