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BRAINWASH
brainwash
(verb) submit to brainwashing; indoctrinate forcibly
brainwash
(verb) persuade completely, often through coercion; “The propaganda brainwashed many people”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
brainwash (uncountable)
A distorting effect upon one's memory, belief, or ideas, as by propaganda.
Verb
brainwash (third-person singular simple present brainwashes, present participle brainwashing, simple past and past participle brainwashed)
To affect one's mind by using extreme mental pressure or any other mind-affecting process. (e.g. hypnosis)
(figuratively, dated) To take from an electronically controlled machine its stored-up information; to erase a computer's programming. (1960)
Source: Wiktionary
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SQUARE
(adjective) having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle; “a square peg in a round hole”; “a square corner”
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