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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
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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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