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单词 lobotomizing
释义

lobotomize

verb

lo·​bot·​o·​mize lō-ˈbä-tə-ˌmīz How to pronounce lobotomize (audio)
lobotomized; lobotomizing

transitive verb

1
: to perform a lobotomy on
2
: to deprive of sensitivity, intelligence, or vitality
fear of prosecution was causing the press to lobotomize itself Tony Eprile

Synonyms

  • castrate
  • damp
  • dampen
  • deaden
  • dehydrate
  • desiccate
  • devitalize
  • enervate
  • geld
  • petrify
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Example Sentences

fear of saying anything controversial has so lobotomized this book on geopolitics that it fails to say anything at all
Recent Examples on the Web What the choice actually did was magically lobotomize them, sending them wandering the streets. Steven Strom, Ars Technica, 6 June 2018 In other words, lobotomize the civil rights and antiwar protesters. Rob Verger, Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2014

Word History

Etymology

lobotomy + -ize

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

lobotomize

transitive verb

lo·​bot·​o·​mize
variants or chiefly British lobotomise
lō-ˈbät-ə-ˌmīz How to pronounce lobotomize (audio)
lobotomized or chiefly British lobotomised; lobotomizing or chiefly British lobotomising
: to sever the frontal lobes of the brain of

lobotomizing

verb

present participle of lobotomize
as in undermining
to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality fear of saying anything controversial has so lobotomized this book on geopolitics that it fails to say anything at all

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • undermining
  • castrating
  • weakening
  • devitalizing
  • draining
  • exhausting
  • petrifying
  • deadening
  • desiccating
  • wearing
  • dehydrating
  • enervating
  • damping
  • debilitating
  • dampening
  • discouraging
  • gelding
  • enfeebling
  • sapping
  • burning out
  • wearing out
  • fatiguing
  • demoralizing
  • dispiriting
  • daunting
  • disheartening
  • tuckering (out)
  • doing in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • stimulating
  • energizing
  • bracing
  • stirring
  • enlivening
  • invigorating
  • vitalizing
  • vivifying
  • quickening
  • rousing
  • charging
  • galvanizing
  • arousing
  • triggering
  • firing
  • electrifying
  • inciting
  • lifting
  • provoking
  • fomenting
  • fermenting
  • exciting
  • resurrecting
  • instigating
  • boosting
  • inflaming
  • sparking
  • whipping (up)
  • kindling
  • revitalizing
  • reactivating
  • resuscitating
  • regenerating
  • reviving
  • abetting
  • fortifying
  • rejuvenating
  • emboldening
  • enflaming
  • reanimating
  • reawakening
  • inspiring
  • recharging
  • buoying
  • reenergizing
  • renewing
  • cheering
  • rekindling
  • refreshing
  • heartening
  • reawaking
  • re-energizing
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