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| brain·wash [ bráyn wòsh, bráyn wàwsh ] (past and past participle brain·washed, present participle brain·wash·ing, 3rd person present singular brain·wash·es) |
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1. impose beliefs on somebody: to impose a set of usually political or religious beliefs on somebody by the use of various coercive methods of indoctrination, including destruction of the victim's prior beliefs
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2. condition somebody to behave differently: to induce somebody to believe or do something, e.g. to buy a new product, especially by means of constant repetition or advertising
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