Question: In conversation, when someone says they appreciate my brain, I need an effective comeback. I was going to say:

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> "I hope that you are not turning into a zombie with your love for my brain."
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But I feel that *"turning into"* is not a sufficiently **vivid** verb to use.

What verb should I use when someone turns into (or possibly might turn into) a zombie?

I want the verb to tell a bit of the story by describing the what and why of zombies.

Answer: 
OED has a first citation from *NY Times, 1950* for...

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> **zombify**: *to transform into a zombie.*
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...so I don't see why in OP's context he shouldn't say...

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> *"I hope that you're not being/becoming **zombified** by your love of my brain."*
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I don't think there is anything wrong with saying *turn*, in this context. See <http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/turn_4> , which has the following definition of the word: **to (cause to) become, change into, or come to be something**. It's good enough for zombie films and television programmes, where characters talk of other people who have *turned*, meaning that they became a zombie.