Definition of vegetablize in English:

vegetablize

(also vegetabilize, vegetableize)

verb ˈvɛdʒ(ɪ)təb(ə)lʌɪz

1with object To convert into, or cause to resemble, a vegetable substance; to make or render vegetable.
2no object To lose interest in or capacity for intellectual or social activity. rare.
3with object To render (a person) docile or passive by impairing his or her intellectual function, usually as a means of treating violent behaviour, drug addiction, etc. Also in extended use. Now rare.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Encyclopaedia Metropolitana. From vegetable + -ize.

Definition of vegetablize in US English:

vegetablize

(also vegetabilize, vegetableize)

verbˈvɛdʒ(ɪ)təb(ə)lʌɪz

1with object To convert into, or cause to resemble, a vegetable substance; to make or render vegetable.
2no object To lose interest in or capacity for intellectual or social activity. rare.
3with object To render (a person) docile or passive by impairing his or her intellectual function, usually as a means of treating violent behaviour, drug addiction, etc. Also in extended use. Now rare.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Encyclopaedia Metropolitana. From vegetable + -ize.

词汇	vegetablize
释义	Definition of vegetablize in English: vegetablize (also vegetabilize, vegetableize) verb ˈvɛdʒ(ɪ)təb(ə)lʌɪz 1with object To convert into, or cause to resemble, a vegetable substance; to make or render vegetable. 2no object To lose interest in or capacity for intellectual or social activity. rare. 3with object To render (a person) docile or passive by impairing his or her intellectual function, usually as a means of treating violent behaviour, drug addiction, etc. Also in extended use. Now rare. Origin Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Encyclopaedia Metropolitana. From vegetable + -ize. Definition of vegetablize in US English: vegetablize (also vegetabilize, vegetableize) verbˈvɛdʒ(ɪ)təb(ə)lʌɪz 1with object To convert into, or cause to resemble, a vegetable substance; to make or render vegetable. 2no object To lose interest in or capacity for intellectual or social activity. rare. 3with object To render (a person) docile or passive by impairing his or her intellectual function, usually as a means of treating violent behaviour, drug addiction, etc. Also in extended use. Now rare. Origin Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Encyclopaedia Metropolitana. From vegetable + -ize.
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