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Adjective: brainwashed  'breyn`wósht
  1. Subjected to intensive forced indoctrination resulting in the rejection of old beliefs and acceptance of new ones
    "brainwashed prisoners of war"; "captive audiences for TV commercials can become brainwashed consumers"
Verb: brainwash  'breyn`wósh
  1. Persuade completely, often through coercion
    "The propaganda brainwashed many people"
     
  2. Submit to brainwashing; indoctrinate forcibly

Type of: indoctrinate, persuade

Antonym: unbrainwashed

Encyclopedia: Brainwash

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