"unbrainwash" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: unbrainwashes [present, singular, third-person], unbrainwashing [participle, present], unbrainwashed [participle, past], unbrainwashed [past]
Etymology: un- + brainwash Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|brainwash}} un- + brainwash Head templates: {{en-verb}} unbrainwash (third-person singular simple present unbrainwashes, present participle unbrainwashing, simple past and past participle unbrainwashed)
  1. (transitive) To reverse the process of brain-washing or indoctrination; to free (a person) from beliefs forced on them by others. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-unbrainwash-en-verb-kA0QubzI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

Inflected forms

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