brainwash
VerbUS[breyn-wahsh]/ˈbreɪnˌwɑʃ/2 syllables
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Verb (2)brainwashed, brainwashing
- persuade completely, often through coercion“The propaganda brainwashed many people”More general persuade
- submit to brainwashing; indoctrinate forciblyMore general indoctrinate
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
brainwash verb [past tense & past participle brainwashed; present participle & verbal noun brainwashing]
1. to persuade completely; as, the propaganda brainwashed many people.
2. to to indoctrinate forcibly or by means of torture, or by constant psychological pressure. Syn. — submit to brainwashing.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5