indoctrinate
[ in-dok-truh-neyt ]
verb (used with object),in·doc·tri·nat·ed, in·doc·tri·nat·ing.
to instruct in a doctrine, principle, ideology, etc., especially to imbue with a specific partisan or biased belief or point of view.
to teach or inculcate.
to imbue with learning.
Origin of indoctrinate
1Other words for indoctrinate
Other words from indoctrinate
- in·doc·tri·na·tion [in-dok-truh-ney-shuhn], /ɪnˌdɒk trəˈneɪ ʃən/, noun
- in·doc·tri·na·tor, noun
- re·in·doc·tri·nate, verb (used with object), re·in·doc·tri·nat·ed, re·in·doc·tri·nat·ing.
Words that may be confused with indoctrinate
- inculcate, indoctrinate
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British Dictionary definitions for indoctrinate
indoctrinate
/ (ɪnˈdɒktrɪˌneɪt) /
verb(tr)
to teach (a person or group of people) systematically to accept doctrines, esp uncritically
rare to impart learning to; instruct
Derived forms of indoctrinate
- indoctrination, noun
- indoctrinator, noun
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