zombify

verb3

1. •
   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. — 1994
2. •
   To deprive of authenticity or vitality; to render someone brainless or unthinking.

   • Zombified by the lies they said, we’ve become the walking dead. — 2022
3. •
   To take control of (a computer) in order to use it covertly and illicitly.

   • These trojans can zombify your machine.