idiotize

especially British, id·i·ot·ise

[id-ee-uh-tahyz]

verb (used with object)

idiotized, idiotizing 

1. to make a fool of; make idiotic.

Word History and Origins

Origin of idiotize¹

First recorded in 1710–20; idiot + -ize

Example Sentences

I'm not speaking of all that will happen to annoy, bore, irritate, coerce, oppose, tyrannize, narcotize, paralyze, and idiotize a man in marriage, in that struggle of two beings always in one another's presence, bound forever, who have coupled each other under the strange impression that they were suited.

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