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stumpifies

stumpifies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stumpify.

Meaning of stumpify

Verb

stumpify (third-person singular simple present stumpifies, present participle stumpifying, simple past and past participle stumpified)

  1. (transitive) To turn into a stump.
    • I sympathize in your resentment against the canonical Dons, who stumpify the heads of those good green people, beneath whose friendly shade so many of your happiest hours have glided away, — but they defy them; let them stumpify as much as they please, time will repair the mischief, — their verdant...1861, Winthrop Sargent, The Life and Career of Major John André, page 20
  2. (transitive) To baffle; to completely puzzle.
    • I did make sure my PALcode was above the required minimum but other than that, I have been stumpified.2002 October 11, LMcC, “Trying to install OVMS 7.0 on Digital Alphaserver 1000 4/266”, in comp.os.vms (Usenet)

Questions about stumpifies

What is stumpifies the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Stumpifies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stumpify.

Words near stumpifies in the dictionary

  1. stumpie
  2. stumpier
  3. stumpies
  4. stumpiest
  5. stumpified
  6. stumpifies
  7. stumpify
  8. stumpifying
  9. stumpily
  10. stumpiness
  11. stumping

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