Home › Words › M › mindwipemindwipemindwipe · noun — the act of mindwiping.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom mind + wipe.nounThe act of mindwiping.e.g.“The mindwipe of Magneto is a necessary action and it is also a wrong one, but it appears to be the only way to save the human population from extinction.” — 2009, Andrew Terjesen, “Dirty Hands and Dirty Minds: The Ethics of Mind Reading and Mindwriting”, in X-Men and Philosophy:verbTo erase the memories and personality, while still leaving an intact, living brain and body. This is frequently portrayed as a form of capital punishment, which leaves a viable body into which a different personality or mind can be uploaded.e.g.“Whether they were mindwiped upon their return to base, or simply terminated like useless equipment, Deutsch never knew.” — 2001, Jeffrey A Carver, James A Carver, Eternity's End:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).