"zombify" meaning in English

See zombify in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: zombifies [present, singular, third-person], zombifying [participle, present], zombified [participle, past], zombified [past]
Etymology: From zombie + -fy. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|zombie|fy}} zombie + -fy Head templates: {{en-verb}} zombify (third-person singular simple present zombifies, present participle zombifying, simple past and past participle zombified)
  1. (transitive, fiction) To turn into a zombie (a member of the living dead or undead). Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Fiction, Horror, Zombies Translations (To turn into a zombie): zombiigi (Esperanto), zombifier (French), zombificare (Italian), zombēt (Latvian), zumbificar [Brazil] (Portuguese), zombifica (Romanian), зомби́ровать (zombírovatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), zombifiera (Swedish), zombileşmek (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-zombify-en-verb-kZYGAtMB Disambiguation of Horror: 89 10 2 Disambiguation of Zombies: 84 12 4 Topics: fiction, literature, media, publishing Disambiguation of 'To turn into a zombie': 93 4 3
  2. (transitive, computing) To take control of (a computer) in order to use it covertly and illicitly. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-zombify-en-verb-HzpqLKiC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -fy, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 79 7 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -fy: 18 70 12 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 82 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 78 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 85 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 24 68 8 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 16 71 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 13 80 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 30 60 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 26 66 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 30 61 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 13 80 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 30 62 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 26 66 7 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  3. (transitive, idiomatic) To deprive of authenticity or vitality; to render someone brainless or unthinking. Tags: idiomatic, transitive
    Sense id: en-zombify-en-verb-zXcuEET3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: zombiefy Hypernyms: monsterize Derived forms: dezombify, zombification

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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