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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
brainwash \brainwash\ v. [imp. & p. p. {brainwashed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {brainwashing}]
1. to persuade completely; as, the propaganda brainwashed many people. [WordNet 1.5]
2. to to indoctrinate forcibly or by means of torture, or by constant psychological pressure.
Syn: submit to brainwashing. [WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
brainwash
verb
1: persuade completely, often through coercion; "The propaganda brainwashed many people"
2: submit to brainwashing; indoctrinate forcibly
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
20 Moby Thesaurus words for "brainwash": alienate, beat into, catechize, condition, corrupt, counterindoctrinate, imbue, implant, impregnate, impress, inculcate, indoctrinate, infix, infuse, inoculate, instill, program, reindoctrinate, subvert, win away
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