zombify

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zombify

  • /ˈzɒmbɪˌfaɪ/ UK
  • /ˈzɑmbɪˌfaɪ/ US

Where it comes from

From zombie + -fy.

verb zombifies · zombifying · zombified · zombiefy

  1. transitive To turn into a zombie (a member of the living dead or undead). She managed to flee the sorcerer who had attempted to zombify her and enjoyed relative prosperity in Jamaica.
  2. transitive To take control of (a computer) in order to use it covertly and illicitly. These trojans can zombify your machine.
  3. idiomatic, transitive To deprive of authenticity or vitality; to render someone brainless or unthinking. Zombified by the lies they said, we’ve become the walking dead.

Translations

Every language

verb To turn into a zombie

Portuguêszumbificar, zombificar
Françaiszombifier
Italianozombificare
Românăzombifica
Русскийзомби́ровать zombírovatʹ

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"zombify." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/zombify. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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zombify. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/zombify

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"zombify." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/zombify.

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@misc{zombify_2026,
  title = {zombify},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zombify},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}