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lobotomize definition

lo·boto·mize (lō bät′ə mīz′)

transitive verb lobotomized -·mized′, lobotomizing -·miz′·ing

  1. to perform a lobotomy on
  2. to cause to behave in a machinelike way, as without vitality, emotion, or independent thought

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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