lobotomize
[ luh-bot-uh-mahyz, loh- ]
/ ləˈbɒt əˌmaɪz, loʊ- /
verb (used with object), lo·bot·o·mized, lo·bot·o·miz·ing.
to perform a lobotomy on.
to make (someone or something) abnormally tranquil or sluggish.
Also
especially British,
lo·bot·o·mise.
Origin of lobotomize
First recorded in 1940–45;
lobotom(y) +
-ize
OTHER WORDS FROM lobotomize
lo·bot·o·mist, noun lo·bot·o·mi·za·tion, nounWords nearby lobotomize
lobo,
lobola,
lobolo,
lobopodium,
lobose,
lobotomize,
lobotomized,
lobotomy,
lobscouse,
lobster,
lobster moth