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BRAINWASH

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Submit to brainwashing; indoctrinate forcibly

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "brainwash" is one way to...):

indoctrinate (teach doctrines to; teach uncritically)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Sense 2

Meaning:

Persuade completely, often through coercion

Example:

The propaganda brainwashed many people

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "brainwash" is one way to...):

persuade (cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence example:

They brainwash him to write the letter

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