hersenspoelen

== Dutch == === Etymology === 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 === IPA(key): /ˈɦɛr.sə(n)ˌspu.lə(n)/ Hyphenation: her‧sen‧spoe‧len === Verb === hersenspoelen (transitive) to brainwash ==== Conjugation ====