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stumpify

verb

Etymology

From stump + -ify.

  1. derived from *stumpaz✻
  2. derived from *stump✻
  3. derived from *stump✻
  4. derived from stomp
  5. derived from stump
  6. inherited from stumpe
  7. suffixed as stumpify — “stump + ify”

Definitions

  1. To turn into a stump.

    • They are some of the finest old stumpified staring trees I ever saw, with a small waterfall, rocks of all shapes &c &c.
    • This particular tree is being stumpified due to its unacceptable branching at present-- its saving grace is a tremendous trunk bole and surface roots, which is why I originally bought it.

  2. To baffle

    To baffle; to completely puzzle.

    • I did make sure my PALcode was above the required minimum but other than that, I have been stumpified.
    • That question stumpified me.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA