depattern

D2E1P3A1T1T1E1R1N1

verb

To brainwash so as to remove normal patterns of thinking and behaviour.

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Meanings

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

present singular third person depatterns · participle present depatterning · participle past depatterned · past depatterned

  1. transitiveTo brainwash so as to remove normal patterns of thinking and behaviour.

Origin

From de- + pattern.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

patternedpreattend
Cite this entry
APA

depattern. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depattern

MLA

“depattern.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depattern. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “depattern,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depattern.

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