brainwash

tr.v., -washed, -wash·ing, -wash·es.
To subject to brainwashing.

n.
The process or an instance of brainwashing.

[Back-formation from BRAINWASHING.]

verb

To teach to accept a system of thought uncritically: indoctrinate, propagandize. See teach/learn.

v. make (someone) adopt radically different beliefs by using systematic and often forcible pressure: the organization could brainwash young people.

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: persuade completely, often through coercion

Meaning #2: submit to brainwashing; indoctrinate forcibly

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - hjernevaske
n. - hjernevask

Nederlands (Dutch)
hersenspoelen

Français (French)
v. tr. - faire subir un lavage de cerveau
n. - lavage de cerveau

Deutsch (German)
v. - einer Gehirnwäsche unterziehen
n. - Gehirnwäsche

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κάνω πλύση εγκεφάλου

Italiano (Italian)
fare il lavaggio del cervello

Português (Portuguese)
v. - submeter a lavagem cerebral

Русский (Russian)
промывать мозги, идеологическое давление

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - lavar el cerebro
n. - lavado de cerebro

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - hjärntvätta

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
对人洗脑, 以宣传说服, 洗脑

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 對人洗腦, 以宣傳說服
n. - 洗腦

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~을 세뇌하다
n. - 세뇌

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 洗脳する, 巧妙に説得する
n. - 洗脳

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) غسل الدماغ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮עשה שטיפת-מוח‬
n. - ‮שטיפת-מוח‬

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