zombify

verb

zom·bi·fy | \ˈzäm-bə-ˌfī

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zombified; zombifying

Definition of zombify

transitive verb

: to turn (an active alert person) into a zombie

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But there is still much, much to be learned, just as there is with other highly sophisticated mind-controllers like wasps that enslave cockroaches and fungi that zombify ants. — Matt Simon, WIRED, "Absurd Creature of the Week: The Parasitic Worm That Turns Crickets Into Suicidal Maniacs," 30 May 2014

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