lobotomize
verb
lo·bot·o·mize
lō-ˈbä-tə-ˌmīz 
lobotomized; lobotomizing
1
: to perform a lobotomy on
2
: to deprive of sensitivity, intelligence, or vitality
fear of prosecution was causing the press to lobotomize itself—
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Examples of lobotomize in a Sentence
fear of saying anything controversial has so lobotomized this book on geopolitics that it fails to say anything at all
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And to do so without fear of being incarcerated, lobotomized, rejected by our families or fired.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 29 June 2024
Violet has had Catherine committed, and is advocating for her to be lobotomized by young surgeon John Cukrowicz (gay Hollywood legend Montgomery Clift) in a veiled attempt to keep their past with Sebastian a secret.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 17 June 2024
It’s just absolutely been lobotomized into something that sounds like Wikipedia, essentially.
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Aug. 2023
For someone who witnessed the Obama-era phenomenon of Low End Theory, the place seemed lobotomized.
—Jeff Weiss, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2023
To lobotomize their ability to access and express the full range of human experience back to consenting adults seems not just puritanical, but a fool’s errand.
—Tabi Jensen, WIRED, 9 Mar. 2023
This attracted all kinds of attention to it, so of course MS lobotomized her.
—Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 17 Feb. 2023
What the choice actually did was magically lobotomize them, sending them wandering the streets.
—Steven Strom, Ars Technica, 6 June 2018
In other words, lobotomize the civil rights and antiwar protesters.
—Rob Verger, Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2014
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Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 29 June 2024
Violet has had Catherine committed, and is advocating for her to be lobotomized by young surgeon John Cukrowicz (gay Hollywood legend Montgomery Clift) in a veiled attempt to keep their past with Sebastian a secret.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 17 June 2024
It’s just absolutely been lobotomized into something that sounds like Wikipedia, essentially.
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Aug. 2023
For someone who witnessed the Obama-era phenomenon of Low End Theory, the place seemed lobotomized.
—Jeff Weiss, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2023
To lobotomize their ability to access and express the full range of human experience back to consenting adults seems not just puritanical, but a fool’s errand.
—Tabi Jensen, WIRED, 9 Mar. 2023
This attracted all kinds of attention to it, so of course MS lobotomized her.
—Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 17 Feb. 2023
What the choice actually did was magically lobotomize them, sending them wandering the streets.
—Steven Strom, Ars Technica, 6 June 2018
In other words, lobotomize the civil rights and antiwar protesters.
—Rob Verger, Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2014
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“Lobotomize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lobotomize. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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lobotomize
transitive verb
lo·bot·o·mize
variants
or chiefly British lobotomise
lobotomized or chiefly British lobotomised; lobotomizing or chiefly British lobotomising
: to sever the frontal lobes of the brain of
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