Brainwash vs Convince - What's the difference?
brainwash | convince |
An effect upon one's memory, belief, or ideas.
To affect one's mind by using extreme mental pressure or any other mind-affecting process. (i.e. hypnosis)
(figuratively, dated) To take from an electronically controlled machine its stored-up information; to erase a computer's programming. (1960)
To make someone believe, or feel sure about something, especially by using logic, argument or evidence.
* Atterbury
To persuade.
(obsolete) To overcome, conquer, vanquish.
* Shakespeare
(obsolete) To confute; to prove wrong.
* Francis Bacon
(obsolete) To prove guilty; to convict.
* Bible, John viii. 46
* Dryden
As verbs the difference between brainwash and convince
is that brainwash is to affect one's mind by using extreme mental pressure or any other mind-affecting process. (i.e. hypnosis while convince is to make someone believe, or feel sure about something, especially by using logic, argument or evidence.As a noun brainwash
is an effect upon one's memory, belief, or ideas.brainwash
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(convinc)- Such convincing proofs and assurances of it as might enable them to convince others.
- His two chamberlains / Will I with wine and wassail so convince / That memory, the warder of the brain, / Shall be a fume.
- God never wrought miracle to convince' atheism, because his ordinary works ' convince it.
- Which of you convinceth me of sin?
- Seek not to convince me of a crime / Which I can ne'er repent, nor you can pardon.
