stumpify

verb2

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. — 1939
2. •
   To baffle; to completely puzzle.

   • I did make sure my PALcode was above the required minimum but other than that, I have been stumpified. — 2002