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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

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

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The first known use of lobotomize was in 1943

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