lobotomize

English

Alternative forms

• lobotomise (non-Oxford British English)

Etymology

From lobotomy +‎ -ize.

Pronunciation

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Verb

lobotomize (third-person singular simple present lobotomizes, present participle lobotomizing, simple past and past participle lobotomized)

1. (transitive) To perform a lobotomy upon.
2. (transitive, figurative) To remove the vitality or intelligence from.
   • 2003, Peter Piven, Bradford Perkins, Architect's Essentials of Starting, Assessing and Transitioning a Design Firm:

     Eventually, though, the committee found that, in the name of prudent management, they had, essentially, “lobotomized” the firm. Devoid of its personality, and constipated in its decision making, the office muddled its way into mediocrity.

Derived terms

• lobotomization
• lobotomizer
• nonlobotomized

 

Translations

To perform a lobotomy

• Catalan: lobotomitzar
• Dutch: lobotomiseren, lobotomeren
• French: lobotomiser (fr)
• Galician: lobotomizar
• German: lobotomisieren
• Italian: lobotomizzare (it)
• Portuguese: lobotomizar
• Spanish: lobotomizar
• Swedish: lobotomera (sv)

Galician

Verb

lobotomize

1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of lobotomizar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Portuguese

Verb

lobotomize

1. inflection of lobotomizar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative