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1 brainwash
transitive verb* * *verb (to force (a person) to confess etc by putting great (psychological) pressure on him: The terrorists brainwashed him into believing in their ideals.) jemanden einer Gehirnwäsche unterziehen* * *ˈbrain·washvt ( pej)▪ to \brainwash sb jdn einer Gehirnwäsche unterziehen* * *A v/t2. brainwash sb into doing sth jemanden so lange bearbeiten oder jemandem so lange zusetzen, bis er etwas tutB s → academic.ru/8655/brainwashing">brainwashing* * *transitive verbbrainwash somebody into doing something — jemandem [ständig] einreden, etwas zu tun
* * *n.Gehirnwäsche f.
См. также в других словарях:
brainwash — brain|wash [ˈbreınwɔʃ US wo:ʃ, wa:ʃ] v [T] to make someone believe something that is not true, by using force, confusing them, or continuously repeating it over a long period of time ▪ Young people are being brainwashed by this religious group.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
brainwash — verb (T) to make someone believe something that is not true, by using force, confusing them, or continuously repeating it over a long period of time: Young people are being brainwashed by this religious group. | brainwash sb into doing sth:… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English