zombify

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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Recent Examples on the Web 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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“Zombify.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zombify. Accessed 12 December 2019.

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