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lobotomize

verb lo·bot·o·mize \lō-ˈbä-tə-ˌmīz\
lo·bot·o·mizedlo·bot·o·miz·ing

Definition of LOBOTOMIZE

transitive verb
1
:  to perform a lobotomy on
2
:  to deprive of sensitivity, intelligence, or vitality <fear of prosecution was causing the press to lobotomize itself — Tony Eprile>
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First Known Use of LOBOTOMIZE

1943

Other Medicine Terms

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Medical Dictionary

lobotomize

transitive verb lo·bot·o·mize
lo·bot·o·mized or chiefly British lo·bot·o·misedlo·bot·o·miz·ing or chiefly British lo·bot·o·mis·ing

Medical Definition of LOBOTOMIZE

:  to sever the frontal lobes of the brain of

Variants of LOBOTOMIZE

lo·bot·o·mize or chiefly British lo·bot·o·mise \lō-ˈbät-ə-ˌmīz\

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