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zombify, v.
Brit. |ˈzɒmbɪfʌɪ|, U.S. |ˈzɑmbəˌfaɪ|
Forms: 19– zombiefy, 19– zombify
[‹ zombie n. + -fy suffix. Compare later zombified adj.]
trans. To transform into a zombie. Chiefly in extended use: to make easy to control; to stupefy; to deprive of energy or vitality (cf. zombie n. 2).
1950N.Y. Times 13 Sept. 26/7 Men can be zombified or killed. 1983Washington Post (Nexis) 6 Feb. 37 Moms are giving no quarter, frantic that their teens will be permanently zombified and grow up to act like David Hartman. 1990Time (Nexis) 16 Apr. 12 A fine cast is zombified under..[his] drab direction. 1998Guardian 14 Oct. ii. 17/1 One..had been officially classified a zombie by the Haitian High Court (an alleged sorcerer was convicted of zombifying him). 2003Fangoria Oct. 43/2 The aftermath of a meteorite shower zombifies most of the community. |