zombify

[zom-buh-fahy]

verb (used with object)

zombified, zombifying 

1. to turn (someone) into a zombie.

Other Word Forms

• zombification noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of zombify¹

First recorded in 1980–85

Example Sentences

In recognition of the need for novel scares, the TV series offers a little tentacled eyeball monster, shaped and smart like an octopus, that zombifies its hosts.

From Los Angeles Times

He says the antipsychotics and antidepressants make him feel "zombified" and his memories are clouded.

From BBC

This was the ’90s, and many patients seemed “zombified,” she said.

From Salon

"When I first came out of hospital the medications were so strong I was zombified - I had no energy at all," he said.

From BBC

Even the most zombified Republican politician will eventually come to realize the party needs to move on.

From Los Angeles Times