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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

brainwash

· IPA /ˈbɹeɪnwɒʃ/
01 v. to persuade completely; as, the propaganda brainwashed many people.
  1. 1.
    to persuade completely; as, the propaganda brainwashed many people.
  2. 2.
    to to indoctrinate forcibly or by means of torture, or by constant psychological pressure.
Syn. submit to brainwashing.