zombify

verb

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.”