Lobotomization
[luh-bot-uh-mahyz, loh-] /ləˈbɒt əˌmaɪz, loʊ-/
verb (used with object), lobotomized, lobotomizing.
1.
to perform a on.
2.
to make (someone or something) abnormally tranquil or sluggish.
v.
1943; see lobotomy + -ize. Related: Lobotomized.
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