 |
brainwashed
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)
Overview of adj brainwashed
The adj brainwashed has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. brainwashed -- (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")
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
--------------
Sense 2
brainwash
=> indoctrinate
--------------
Grep of verb brainwash
brainwash
Antonyms of adj brainwashed
1 sense of brainwashed
Sense 1
brainwashed (vs. unbrainwashed)
unbrainwashed (vs. brainwashed)
Similarity of adj brainwashed
1 sense of brainwashed
Sense 1
brainwashed (vs. unbrainwashed)
Pertainyms of adj brainwashed
Attributes of adj brainwashed
Domain of adj brainwashed
Domain Terms of adj brainwashed
Familiarity of adj brainwashed
brainwashed used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Grep of adj brainwashed
brainwashed
unbrainwashed
|
|
