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Definition of deprogram
transitive verb
: to dissuade or try to dissuade from strongly held convictions (such as religious beliefs) or a firmly established or innate behavior the necessity of countering propaganda and deprogramming the indoctrinated — Toni Cade Bambara
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First Known Use of deprogram
1973
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deprogram
transitive verb
de·pro·gram
variants: or chiefly British
deprogramme
\(ˌ)dē-ˈprō-ˌgram, -grəm\Medical Definition of deprogram
deprogrammed
alsodeprogramed
;deprogramming
alsodeprograming
: to dissuade or try to dissuade from strongly held convictions (as of a religious nature) or a firmly established or innate behavior pattern the necessity of countering propaganda and deprogramming the indoctrinated—Toni Cade Bambara
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