sillification

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English

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Etymology

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From silly +‎ -fication.

Noun

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sillification (uncountable)

  1. The process of making something silly.
    • 19 June 1957, J. R. R. Tolkien, letter to Rayner Unwin:
      I think I should find vulgarization less painful than the sillification achieved by the BBC.
    • 2007, Priscilla Anne Schwab, The Litigation Manual: First Supplement, page 1149:
      Obviously, self-sillification should be avoided. Nevertheless, it takes a long time — many reiterations of "How do you know?" — to get a lawyer to look comical.