cretinize
[ kreet-n-ahyz or, especially British, kret- ]
/ ˈkrit nˌaɪz or, especially British, ˈkrɛt- /
verb (used with or without object), cre·tin·ized, cre·tin·iz·ing.
to make or become cretinous; cause (a person) to be incapable of normal intelligence or sound judgment.
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Also especially British, cre·tin·ise .
Words nearby cretinize
Cretan bull, Crete, cretic, cretin, cretinism, cretinize, cretonne, cretons, Creüsa, Creuse, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
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