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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.

Other Word Forms

Etymology

Origin of lobotomize

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

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