b 3 r 1 a 1 i 1 n 1 w 4 a 1 s 1 h 4
9 letters · 17 points in Scrabble
Meaning
verb persuade completely, often through coercion
verb submit to brainwashing; indoctrinate forcibly
originFrom brain + wash, a calque of Chinese 洗腦 /洗脑 (xǐnǎo), literally to wash the brain. Usage via U.S. military during the Korean War.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- rainwash 14
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- haniwa 12
- rawish 12
- abrash 11
- banish 11
- brawns 11
- bwanas 11
- nawabs 11
- wasabi 11
- awash 11
- shawn 11