cretinize

cretinize
/kreet"n uyz'/ or, esp. Brit., /kret"-/, v.t., v.i., cretinized, cretinizing.
to make or become cretinous; cause (a person) to be incapable of normal intelligence or sound judgment.
Also, esp. Brit., cretinise.
[1855-60; CRETIN + -IZE]

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