brainwash
verb (used with object)
to cause (someone) to undergo brainwashing.
have brainwashed
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present perfectof brainwash.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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“The Grammys have brainwashed us for years into believing that the Grammys are about talent,” Minaj responded to the snub, during a candid interview on The Joe Budden Show last month.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 5, 2019
“What I think happened is that someone must have brainwashed them,” she said.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 19, 2017
I suppose television and movies have brainwashed me.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
