Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To subject to brainwashing.
- noun The process or an instance of brainwashing.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- verb to persuade completely.
- verb to to indoctrinate forcibly or by means of torture, or by constant psychological pressure.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An effect upon one's memory, belief, or ideas.
- verb To affect one's mind by using extreme mental pressure or any other mind-affecting process. (i.e.
hypnosis ) - verb figuratively, dated To take from an electronically controlled machine its stored-up information; to erase a computer's programming. (1960)
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb persuade completely, often through coercion
- verb submit to brainwashing; indoctrinate forcibly
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Yet he thought that "the only chance for victory over the brainwash is the right of every man to have his ideas judged one at a time."
Aoi! Kearns, George 1976
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Its conservative paradise. only men have rights, all laws are derived from Medieval religious practices, there's no government to oppress them, no public schools to "brainwash" their children, no taxes to pay, no public health care option, and they can have all the guns they want.
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Those who still think that President Obama is trying to "brainwash" their children in his speech tomorrow have no doubt received their own share of brainwashing from Limbaugh, Beck, and their ilk.
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We know you're trying to "brainwash" the viewers minds.
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He even tries to "brainwash" our school children into .. supporting his liberal leftist ideology and "worshipping" himself (Obama).
Trippi: GOP trying to turn Obama into another Jimmy Carter 2009
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The lawsuit contends that these people, along with other domestic staff, allegedly conspired to isolate Ms. Posner from family members, proceeding to "brainwash" her into believing her son was out to kill her and only the staff could be trusted.
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Although many are ready to leap to the conclusion that Awlaki helped to "brainwash" and "indoctrinate" these jihadi wannabes, it is much more likely that they sought out the popular Internet preacher because they already self-radicalized to the point of wanting reassurance and further guidance.
Scott Atran: Understanding How the Privileged Become Violent Fanatics 2010
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One top Taliban source says he has heard that the Pakistan military's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) picked up Zakir in an effort to "brainwash" him.
Catch and Release 2010
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Although many are ready to leap to the conclusion that Awlaki helped to "brainwash" and "indoctrinate" these jihadi wannabes, it is much more likely that they sought out the popular Internet preacher because they already self-radicalized to the point of wanting reassurance and further guidance.
Scott Atran: Understanding How the Privileged Become Violent Fanatics 2010
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(She was totally astonished at the thought that anyone would "brainwash" her.)
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