lobotomize

American  

[luh-bot-uh-mahyz, loh-] / ləˈbɒt əˌmaɪz, loʊ- /

especially British, lobotomise

verb (used with object)

lobotomized, lobotomizing

1. to perform a lobotomy on.

2. to make (someone or something) abnormally tranquil or sluggish.

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Other Word Forms

• lobotomist noun
• lobotomization noun

Etymology

Origin of lobotomize

First recorded in 1940–45; lobotom(y) + -ize

Example Sentences

It is something fed to us through intravenous transportation, dripping down the highways of our bodies until it puts us into a lobotomized state.

From Salon

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.

From Los Angeles Times

Greg is a shallower thinker than most, including Tom, so insults roll off him like water off the back of a lobotomized duck.

From Salon

For someone who witnessed the Obama-era phenomenon of Low End Theory, the place seemed lobotomized.

From Los Angeles Times

“At least it wasn’t like the ’50s, where they just lobotomized us,” he said.

From Washington Post