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indoctrinate vs brainwash

brainwash vs indoctrinate

indoctrinate and brainwash both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
indoctrinate No No Yes No
brainwash No No Yes No
As verbs, brainwash is a hyponym of indoctrinate; that is, brainwash is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than indoctrinate:
  • indoctrinate: teach doctrines to; teach uncritically
  • brainwash: submit to brainwashing; indoctrinate forcibly
Other hyponyms of indoctrinate include inspire, revolutionise, revolutionize.
indoctrinate (verb) brainwash (verb)
teach doctrines to; teach uncritically submit to brainwashing; indoctrinate forcibly
persuade completely, often through coercion
Difference between indoctrinate and brainwash

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