zombify en · VERB
Pronunciation
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- /ˈzɒmbɪˌfaɪ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈzɑmbɪˌfaɪ/ (General-American)
Etymology
From zombie + -fy.
Meanings
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(transitive) To turn into a zombie (a member of the living dead or undead).
She managed to flee the sorcerer who had attempted to zombify her and enjoyed relative prosperity in Jamaica.
1994, A History of Literature in the Caribbean: Hispanic and Francophone Regions, Arnold, et al:
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(transitive) To take control of (a computer) in order to use it covertly and illicitly.
These trojans can zombify your machine.
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(idiomatic, transitive) To deprive of authenticity or vitality; to render someone brainless or unthinking.
Zombified by the lies they said, we’ve become the walking dead.
2022, “Zombified”, in Neon Zombie, performed by Falling in Reverse:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| zombifying | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| zombifies | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| zombified | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| zombified | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| zombiefy | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Hypernyms
Translations (11)
sv zombifiera (To turn into a zombie) · tr zombileşmek (To turn into a zombie) · ru зомби́ровать (To turn into a zombie) · lv zombēt (To turn into a zombie) · ro zombifica (To turn into a zombie) · pt zumbificar (To turn into a zombie) · fr zombifier (To turn into a zombie) · uk зомбува́ти (To turn into a zombie) · pt zombificar (To turn into a zombie) · it zombificare (To turn into a zombie) · eo zombiigi (To turn into a zombie)