vegetize
English
Etymology
From vegetate + -ize.
Verb
vegetize (third-person singular simple present vegetizes, present participle vegetizing, simple past and past participle vegetized)
- (intransitive, chiefly figuratively) To be in a vegetative state.
- I was vegetizing in front of the TV after a tough week.
- (transitive, chiefly figuratively) To put into a vegetative state.
- Watching daytime television could vegetize anyone.
Synonyms
- (intransitive: to be in a vegetative state): vegetate