deprogram
/diːˈproʊɡræm/
verb
- To try to change someone's beliefs or remove the effects of brainwashing, especially after they have been in a cult or extremist group.
- It can take years to deprogram someone who has been deeply brainwashed.
- She wrote a book about her experience trying to deprogram former members of extremist groups.
- The family hired a specialist to help deprogram their son after he left the cult.
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