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Brainwashed
[breyn-wosh, -wawsh] 
| Main Entry: |
brainwash
[breyn-wosh, -wawsh]
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | force to believe or do things |
| Synonyms: | alter, catechize, condition, convert, convince, educate, indoctrinate, influence, instill, persuade, proselytize, teach |
| Main Entry: | convert |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | change belief, especially regarding religion |
| Synonyms: | actuate, alter conviction, assimilate to, baptize, be born again, bend, bias, brainwash, bring, bring around, budge, cause to adopt, change into, change of heart, convince, create anew, impel, incline, lead, lead to believe, make over, move, persuade, proselyte, proselytize, redeem, reform, regenerate, save, see the light, sway, turn |
| Antonyms: | hold, remain |
| Main Entry: | convince |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | gain the confidence of |
| Synonyms: | argue into, assure, brainwash, bring around, bring home to, bring to reason, change, demonstrate, draw, effect, establish, get, hook*, induce, make a believer, overcome, persuade, prevail upon, prompt, prove, put across, refute, satisfy, sell one on, sell*, sway, talk into, turn, twist one's arm, win over |
| Notes: | you convince someone to believe - but persuade someone to act to persuade is to get someone to do something; to convince is to get someone to think something |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | educate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | teach information, experience |
| Synonyms: | brainwash*, brief, civilize, coach, cultivate, develop, discipline, drill, drum into, edify, enlighten, exercise, explain, foster, improve, indoctrinate, inform, instruct, let in on, mature, nurture, put hip, put through the grind, rear, school, show the ropes, train, tutor |
| Antonyms: | learn |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | inculcate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | implant, infuse information |
| Synonyms: | brainwash*, break down, communicate, drill, drum into, educate, hammer into, impart, impress, indoctrinate, inseminate, instill, instruct, plant, program, shape up, teach, work over |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | influence |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lead to believe, do |
| Synonyms: | act upon, affect, alter, argue into, arouse, be recognized, bias, brainwash*, bribe, bring to bear, carry weight, change, channel, compel, control, count, determine, direct, dispose, form, get at, guide, have a part in, impact on, impel, impress, incite, incline, induce, instigate, manipulate, modify, mold, move, persuade, predispose, prejudice, prevail, prompt, pull strings, regulate, rouse, rule, seduce, sell, shape, snow*, sway, talk into, train, turn, urge, work upon |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | instill |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | implant, introduce |
| Synonyms: | brainwash*, catechize, diffuse, disseminate, engender, engraft, force in, imbue, impart, impregnate, impress, inculcate, indoctrinate, infiltrate, infix, infuse, inject, inoculate, inseminate, insert, insinuate, inspire, interject, intermix, program, propagandize, put in head, suffuse, transfuse |
| Antonyms: | dislodge, halt, stop, uproot |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | instruct |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | inform, teach |
| Synonyms: | acquaint, advise, apprise, brainwash*, break in, break it to, brief, clue in, coach, counsel, discipline, disclose, drill, drum into, educate, engineer, enlighten, give lessons, ground, guide, keep posted, lead, lecture, level, notify, pilot, reveal, school, steer, tell, train, tutor, update, wise up |
| Antonyms: | learn |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | persuade |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cause to believe; convince to do |
| Synonyms: | actuate, advise, affect, allure, argue into, assure, blandish, brainwash*, bring around, bring to senses, cajole, coax, convert, counsel, draw, enlist, entice, exhort, gain confidence of, get, impel, impress, incite, incline, induce, influence, inveigle, lead, lead to believe, lead to do, move, prevail upon, prompt, propagandize, proselyte, proselytize, reason, satisfy, seduce, sell, stroke, sway, talk into, touch, turn on to, urge, wear down, wheedle, win argument, win over, woo, work over |
| Antonyms: | discourage, dissuade, hinder, prevent, repress, stop, suppress |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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