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单词 vegetablize
释义

vegetablize

/ˈvɛdʒ(ɪ)təb(ə)lʌɪz/
(also vegetableize, vegetabilize)
verb
1 [with object] To convert into, or cause to resemble, a vegetable substance; to make or render vegetable.
2 [no object] To lose interest in or capacity for intellectual or social activity. rare.
3 [with object] To render (a person) docile or passive by impairing his or her intellectual function, usually as a means of treating violent behaviour, drug addiction, etc. Also in extended use. Now rare.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Encyclopaedia Metropolitana. From vegetable + -ize.

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