brainwash vs persuade

brainwash and persuade both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
brainwash	No	No	Yes	No
persuade	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, persuade is a hypernym of brainwash; that is, persuade is a word with a broader meaning than brainwash:

brainwash: persuade completely, often through coercion
persuade: cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm

brainwash (verb)	persuade (verb)
submit to brainwashing; indoctrinate forcibly	cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm
persuade completely, often through coercion	win approval or support for