I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ transitive verb
Etymology: back-formation from brainwashing
1. : to subject (a person) to brainwashing
denied a previous confession … saying that he had been brainwashed — Front Page Detective
told how he had been brainwashed for 527 days in jail — Ed Sullivan
2. : to persuade by propaganda
brainwash the voters
II. noun
1. : the act of brainwashing
the moral savagery of the brainwash — D.H.Gillis
2. : an instance of brainwashing
his brainwash in prison