vegetize en · VERB
Etymology
From vegetate + -ize.
Meanings
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(figuratively, intransitive) To be in a vegetative state.
I was vegetizing in front of the TV after a tough week.
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(figuratively, transitive) To put into a vegetative state.
Watching daytime television could vegetize anyone.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| vegetizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| vegetized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| vegetized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| vegetizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |