hersenspoelen

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From hersenen (brain) +‎ spoelen (rinse), calque of English brainwash, itself a calque of Chinese 洗腦洗脑 (xǐnǎo). Some sources consider it a back-formation from hersenspoeling.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɛr.sə(n)ˌspu.lə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: her‧sen‧spoe‧len

Verb

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hersenspoelen

  1. (transitive) to brainwash
    Ze zijn gehersenspoeld om in hersenspoeling te geloven.
    They have been brainwashed into believing in brainwashing.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of hersenspoelen (weak)
infinitive hersenspoelen
past singular hersenspoelde
past participle gehersenspoeld
infinitive hersenspoelen
gerund hersenspoelen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular hersenspoel hersenspoelde
2nd person sing. (jij) hersenspoelt, hersenspoel2 hersenspoelde
2nd person sing. (u) hersenspoelt hersenspoelde
2nd person sing. (gij) hersenspoelt hersenspoelde
3rd person singular hersenspoelt hersenspoelde
plural hersenspoelen hersenspoelden
subjunctive sing.1 hersenspoele hersenspoelde
subjunctive plur.1 hersenspoelen hersenspoelden
imperative sing. hersenspoel
imperative plur.1 hersenspoelt
participles hersenspoelend gehersenspoeld
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.