vegetize

English

Etymology

From vegetate + -ize.

Verb

vegetize (third-person singular simple present vegetizes, present participle vegetizing, simple past and past participle vegetized)

1. (intransitive, chiefly figurative) To be in a vegetative state.

   I was vegetizing in front of the TV after a tough week.

2. (transitive, chiefly figurative) To put into a vegetative state.

   Watching daytime television could vegetize anyone.

Synonyms

• (intransitive: to be in a vegetative state): vegetate