单词 | zombify |
释义 | zombifyv. 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). ΘΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > physical insensibility > dullness of sense perception > dull (the senses) [verb (transitive)] > stupefy swevec725 amazeOE mazec1390 dazea1400 fordulla1400 stupefy?a1425 dullc1440 entrance1569 damp1570 daunt1581 stupefact1583 trance1597 astound1600 mulla1616 doze1617 soporate1623 consopite1647 obstupefying1660 dozzlea1670 infatuate1712 smoor1718 silly1859 maizel1869 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). < v.1950 |
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