zombify

Definitions

1. To turn into a zombie (a member of the living dead or undead).
   transitive
2. To take control of (a computer) in order to use it covertly and illicitly.
   transitive
3. To deprive of authenticity or vitality; to render someone brainless or unthinking.
   idiomatic, transitive

Equivalents

Examples

“She managed to flee⟳ the sorcerer who had attempted to zombify her and enjoyed relative prosperity in Jamaica.”

“These trojans can zombify your machine.”

“Zombified by the lies they said, we’ve become⟳ the walking dead.”

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