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lobotomize
[ luh-bot-uh-mahyz, loh- ]
verb (used with object)
- to perform a lobotomy on.
- to make (someone or something) abnormally tranquil or sluggish.
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·dzo· noun
- ·dzo··tDz noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of lobotomize1
Example Sentences
Fascists, however, work to cripple the slow thinking system by essentially lobotomizing their followers intellectually and mangling them emotionally.
In films such as “Nocturama,” director Bonello examined individuals who seemed lobotomized by life, their futile actions a desperate attempt to bring meaning to meaninglessness.
For someone who witnessed the Obama-era phenomenon of Low End Theory, the place seemed lobotomized.
Maybe it would place every human being in suspended animation, or lobotomize us all, or use invasive mind-control technologies to control our behaviors.
She wanted to lobotomize him and “stuff his brain with red peppers.”
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