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brainwashes
Overview of verb brainwash
The verb brainwash has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. brainwash -- (persuade completely, often through coercion; "The propaganda brainwashed many people")
2. brainwash -- (submit to brainwashing; indoctrinate forcibly)
Antonyms of verb brainwash
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb brainwash
2 senses of brainwash
Sense 1
brainwash
=> persuade
=> induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make
Sense 2
brainwash
=> indoctrinate
=> teach, learn, instruct
=> inform
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb brainwash
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb brainwash
2 senses of brainwash
Sense 1
brainwash
=> persuade
Sense 2
brainwash
=> indoctrinate
'Cause To' of verb brainwash
Derived Forms of verb brainwash
Domain of verb brainwash
Domain Terms of verb brainwash
Familiarity of verb brainwash
brainwash used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb brainwash
2 senses of brainwash
Sense 1
brainwash
EX: They brainwash him to write the letter
Sense 2
brainwash
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb brainwash
2 senses of brainwash
Sense 1
brainwash
> persuade
=> bring round, bring around
=> badger
=> sell
=> chat up
=> talk into
=> rope in
=> wheedle, cajole, palaver, blarney, coax, sweet-talk, inveigle
=> convert, win over, convince
=> brainwash
=> assure
=> charm, influence, tempt
=> prevail
=> drag
=> tempt
=> seduce, score, make
Sense 2
brainwash
> indoctrinate
=> revolutionize, revolutionise, inspire
=> brainwash
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb brainwash
Sense 1
brainwash
=> persuade
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Sense 2
brainwash
=> indoctrinate
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Grep of verb brainwash
brainwash
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