vegetize

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verb

To be in a vegetative state.

“Watching daytime television could vegetize anyone.”

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Meanings

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

present singular third person vegetizes · participle present vegetizing · participle past vegetized · past vegetized

  1. figurativelyintransitiveTo be in a vegetative state.

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

  2. figurativelytransitiveTo put into a vegetative state.

    Watching daytime television could vegetize anyone.

Synonyms & antonyms

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vegetate

Origin

From vegetate + -ize.

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APA

vegetize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vegetize

MLA

“vegetize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vegetize. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vegetize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vegetize.

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