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depattern

depattern verb: to brainwash so as to remove normal patterns of thinking and behaviour.

Verb

depattern (third-person singular simple present depatterns, present participle depatterning, simple past and past participle depatterned)

  1. (transitive) To brainwash so as to remove normal patterns of thinking and behaviour.

Forms of depattern

third-person singular presentdepatterns
present participledepatterning
past participledepatterned
pastdepatterned

Origin of depattern

From de- + pattern.

Questions about depattern

What does depattern mean?
Depattern means to brainwash so as to remove normal patterns of thinking and behaviour.
What part of speech is depattern?
Depattern is a verb.
What is the past tense of depattern?
The past tense of depattern is depatterned.

Words near depattern in the dictionary

  1. depatriarchalizing
  2. depatriate
  3. depatriated
  4. depatriates
  5. depatriating
  6. depattern
  7. depatterned
  8. depatterning
  9. depatterns
  10. DePaul
  11. DePaulo

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