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indoctrinate
[in-dok-truh-neyt]
verb (used with object)
to instruct in a doctrine, principle, ideology, etc., especially to imbue with a specific partisan or biased belief or point of view.
Synonyms: ,to teach or inculcate.
to imbue with learning.
indoctrinate
/ ɪˈɒٰɪˌԱɪ /
verb
to teach (a person or group of people) systematically to accept doctrines, esp uncritically
rareto impart learning to; instruct
Other Word Forms
- indoctrination noun
- indoctrinator noun
- reindoctrinate verb (used with object)
- ˈdzٰˌԲٴǰ noun
- ˌdzٰˈԲپDz noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of indoctrinate1
Example Sentences
He said he felt compelled to shout facts about Trump at the guardsmen because he feared the young men have been “indoctrinated against their own citizens.”
"Smartphones are now part and parcel of the way North Korea tries to indoctrinate people", says Mr Williams.
Israelis saw the young age of Manasra and his cousin at the time of the attack as evidence that they had been indoctrinated by propaganda.
Extremist groups like Moms for Liberty allege that they "indoctrinate" children into learning far-left ideology by allowing them to access “inappropriate” reading material.
The central character had been "indoctrinated by voices" like Andrew Tate's and "voices a lot more dangerous than Andrew Tate's", one of its writers, Jack Thorne told Radio 4's Front Row.
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