brainwash

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++brain·wash /ˈbreɪnwɒʃ $ -wɒːʃ, -wɑːʃ/ verb [transitive]  TEACHto make someone believe something that is not true, by using force, confusing them, or continuously repeating it over a long period of time 对…进行洗脑，强行灌输 Young people are being brainwashed by this religious group. 这个宗教组织正在对年轻人进行洗脑。brainwash somebody into doing something Commercials brainwash consumers into buying things they don’t need. 广告宣传能给消费者洗脑，使他们购买并不需要的东西。 —brainwashing noun [uncountable]→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

brainwash• Education is indoctrination, or, as described today, the brainwash.• I hope my younger self doesn't see me as having been brainwashed!• It was a triumph to pedagogic brainwashing.• For years we've been brainwashed by advertising into buying more and more things that we don't need.• Kids are being brainwashed by the people who make these toy commercials.• Mrs Davis accused the cult of having brainwashed her daughter.• People are brainwashed into believing family life is the best.• We were brainwashed into seeing qualities like gentleness and sensitivity as negative and weak.• There was a lot of brainwashing involved.• In the last few years, attitudes have changed and society now expects smokers to wipe out 70 years of brainwashing overnight.• About the only way to be a harem-guarding potentate nowadays is to start a cult and brainwash potential concubines about your holiness.brainwash somebody into doing something• The Church is being sued by two former members who said they were brainwashed into joining it.

brain·wash verbChineseSyllable  

not make someone true, to Corpus something believe is that

brainwash
brain‧wash /ˈbreɪnwɒʃ $ -wɒːʃ, -wɑːʃ/ verb [transitive]
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 somebody into doing something
    Commercials brainwash consumers into buying things they don’t need.
—brainwashing noun [uncountable]

brain·washBrE /ˈbreɪnwɒʃ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbreɪnwɔːʃ/ 🔊, /ˈbreɪnwɑːʃ/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they brainwash BrE /ˈbreɪnwɒʃ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈbreɪnwɔːʃ/ 🔊, /ˈbreɪnwɑːʃ/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it brainwashes BrE /ˈbreɪnwɒʃɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈbreɪnwɔːʃɪz/ 🔊, /ˈbreɪnwɑːʃɪz/ 🔊past simple brainwashed BrE /ˈbreɪnwɒʃt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈbreɪnwɔːʃt/ 🔊, /ˈbreɪnwɑːʃt/ 🔊past participle brainwashed BrE /ˈbreɪnwɒʃt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈbreɪnwɔːʃt/ 🔊, /ˈbreɪnwɑːʃt/ 🔊 -ing form brainwashing BrE /ˈbreɪnwɒʃɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈbreɪnwɔːʃɪŋ/ 🔊, /ˈbreɪnwɑːʃɪŋ/ 🔊to force sb to accept your ideas or beliefs, for example by repeating the same thing many times or by preventing the person from thinking clearly 给（某人）洗脑；强制说服◆~ sb The group is accused of brainwashing its young members. 那个团体被指控对年轻成员洗脑。🔊🔊◆~ sb into doing sth Women have been brainwashed into thinking that they must go out to work in order to fulfil themselves. 妇女们被反复灌输的思想是：她们必须出去工作才能实现自己的价值。🔊🔊▸ brain·wash·ing BrE /ˈbreɪnwɒʃɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbreɪnwɔːʃɪŋ/ 🔊, /ˈbreɪnwɑːʃɪŋ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] ◆the victims of brainwashing and torture饱受洗脑和肉体折磨的人