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deprogram

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: D IY0 P R OW1 G R AE0 M Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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verb

Meaning 1

To counteract the effects of previous programming or brainwashing, especially in an attempt to persuade (a person) to abandon allegiance to a cult.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h1 Proto-Indo-European *déh1 Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English program English deprogram From de- + program.