dummify

English

Etymology 1

From dummy +‎ -fy.

Verb

dummify (third-person singular simple present dummifies, present participle dummifying, simple past and past participle dummified)

1. (transitive) To make (something) into a dummy.
   • 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:

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

Etymology 2

Verb

dummify (third-person singular simple present dummifies, present participle dummifying, simple past and past participle dummified)

1. Alternative form of dumbify (to make stupid)
   • 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:

     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.