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: 
"Mutate" seems appropriate to me.
Undergoing [zombification](https://www.google.com/search?q=zombification&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla%3aen-US%3aofficial&client=firefox-a) is quite popular, however some prefer the slightly higher-browed term [zombifaction](https://www.google.com/search?safe=off&client=firefox-a&hs=S35&rls=org.mozilla%3aen-US%3aofficial&q=zombifaction&oq=zombifaction&gs_l=serp.12..0i10j0i7i30j0i10l8.7162.7162.0.10261.1.1.0.0.0.0.541.541.5-1.1.0....0...1c..31.serp..0.1.541.54K5tsx_pAk).