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Definition of "lobotomize" [lobotomize]

  • To perform a lobotomy on (a patient). (verb-transitive)
  • To deprive (a person) of energy or vitality. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "lobotomize" in a sentence
  • "Would you be willing to lobotomize an innocent man?"
  • "HuffPost Hill is filing from the Bay Area right now, we try to explain to folks why living in -- and reporting on -- Washington makes us want to lobotomize ourselves with a rolled up copy of CQ Today."
  • "(Just like they “won” on the Napster thing, but had to keep their shitty lobotomize corporate knockoff using the same logo.)"
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