"close one's mind" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: closes one's mind [present, singular, third-person], closing one's mind [participle, present], closed one's mind [participle, past], closed one's mind [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} close one's mind (third-person singular simple present closes one's mind, present participle closing one's mind, simple past and past participle closed one's mind)
  1. (idiomatic) To refuse to understand things. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Thinking Related terms: close-minded, change one's mind
    Sense id: en-close_one's_mind-en-verb-VT5vasoS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English predicates, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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