stultify vs laugh at

stultify and laugh at both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
stultify	No	No	Yes	No
laugh at	No	No	Yes	No

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

Other hypernyms of stultify include blackguard, guy, jest at, make fun, poke fun, rib, ridicule, roast.

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