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单词 zombify
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zombifyv.

Brit. /ˈzɒmbᵻfʌɪ/, U.S. /ˈzɑmbəˌfaɪ/
Forms: 1900s– zombiefy, 1900s– zombify.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: zombie n., -fy suffix.
Etymology: < zombie n. + -fy suffix. Compare later zombified adj.
transitive. To transform into a zombie. Chiefly in extended use: to make easy to control; to stupefy; to deprive of energy or vitality (cf. zombie n. 3a).
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the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > physical insensibility > dullness of sense perception > dull (the senses) [verb (transitive)] > stupefy
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entrance1569
damp1570
daunt1581
stupefact1583
trance1597
astound1600
mulla1616
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soporate1623
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dozzlea1670
infatuate1712
smoor1718
silly1859
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zombify1950
1950 N.Y. Times 13 Sept. 26/7 Men can be zombified or killed.
1983 Washington Post (Nexis) 6 Feb. 37 Moms are giving no quarter, frantic that their teens will be permanently zombified and grow up to act like David Hartman.
1990 Time (Nexis) 16 Apr. 12 A fine cast is zombified under..[his] drab direction.
1998 Guardian 14 Oct. ii. 17/1 One..had been officially classified a zombie by the Haitian High Court (an alleged sorcerer was convicted of zombifying him).
2003 Fangoria Oct. 43/2 The aftermath of a meteorite shower zombifies most of the community.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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