dummify

To make (something) into a dummy.

Verb

  1. To 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...

Origin

From dummy + -fy.

Forms

dummifies dummifying dummified

Verb alt of, alternative

  1. Alternative 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...

Forms

dummifies dummifying dummified