brainwash
/ˈbɹeɪnwɒʃ/ verb C1- To affect one's mind by using extreme mental pressure or any other mind-affecting process. (e.g. hypnosis)
- To take from an electronically controlled machine its stored-up information; to erase a computer's programming. (1960)
- To persuade completely and forcibly. · The news media brainwashed many people.
He/she/it brainwashes · Past brainwashed · Past participle brainwashed · -ing form brainwashing
Verb forms
- Base form
- brainwash
- He/she/it
- brainwashes
- Past
- brainwashed
- Past participle
- brainwashed
- -ing form
- brainwashing
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