dummify

present singular third person dummifies · participle present dummifying · participle past dummified · past dummified

1. transitiveTo make (something) into a dummy.

   As a consequence, it was not necessary to dummify this variable.

   1994 June, Marijke ter Voert, Albert Felling, Jan Peters, “The Effect of Religion on Self-Interest Morality”, in Review of Religious Research, volume 35, number 4, [New York, N.Y.]: Religious Research Association, →ISSN, →JSTOR, →OCLC, page 315

present singular third person dummifies · participle present dummifying · participle past dummified · past dummified

1. alternativeAlternative form of dumbify (to make stupid)

   However, TV serves to dummify us in ways that physical exercise alone cannot. You see, rather than giving your brain a workout, TV has actually been proven to give the precious organ a work-in.

   1999, Frank Coffey, The Complete Idoit's Guide for Dumies: A How-to Book on Dumbing Down, Berkeley, C.A.: Ten Speed Press, →ISBN, page 9