Verb: brainwash 'breyn,wósh
- Submit to brainwashing; indoctrinate forcibly
"The captives were brainwashed into supporting their captors' ideology"
- Persuade completely, often through coercion
"The propaganda brainwashed many people"
Derived forms: brainwashed, brainwashes, brainwashing
Type of: indoctrinate, persuade
Encyclopedia: Brainwash