indoctrinate

[ in-dok-truh-neyt ]

/ ɪnˈdɒk trəˌneɪt /

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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.

OTHER WORDS FOR indoctrinate

1 brainwash, propagandize.

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Origin of indoctrinate

First recorded in 1620–30; in-² + Medieval Latin doctrīnātus, past participle of doctrīnāre “to teach”; see doctrine, -ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM indoctrinate

in·doc·tri·na·tion

[in-dok-truh-ney-shuhn], /ɪnˌdɒk trəˈneɪ ʃən/, nounin·doc·tri·na·tor, nounre·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

Words nearby indoctrinate

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How to use indoctrinate in a sentence

Conservatives have insisted that there is no systemic racism and that schools are trying to indoctrinate students by teaching CRT — even though there is no evidence that most schools do.
N.H. Gov. Chris Sununu backs limits on teaching about race — and a majority of his diversity council quits|Valerie Strauss|July 2, 2021|Washington Post
One lawmaker went so far as to call the schools “socialism factories,” and DeSantis accused schools of “indoctrinating” students.
Florida Guv’s School Crackdown Is a Red Scare Throwback|Kelly Weill|June 24, 2021|The Daily Beast
Publishers like America’s Test Kitchen, The New York Times, The Week and Time are finding that kids’ content verticals, magazines, books and programming are ways to indoctrinate younger readers and grow their audience bases.
Why legacy publishers are focusing on growing their offerings for kids|Kayleigh Barber|June 14, 2021|Digiday
The good news is that the MAGA crowd is failing spectacularly to indoctrinate fellow Americans.
This is why MAGA nativists are in a panic|Jennifer Rubin|May 7, 2021|Washington Post

They want to indoctrinate impressionable young minds by placing these gay characters on pedestals in a positive light.
DC Comics’ New Gay Green Lantern & Marvel’s First Same-Sex Marriage|Melissa Leon|June 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He then proceeded to rant about “liberal college professors” trying to “indoctrinate” students.
Christian Movie War: Pro-Life ‘October Baby’ vs. Postmodern ‘Blue Like Jazz’|Marlow Stern|April 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Santorum also complains about “some liberal college professor … trying to indoctrinate” students.
Rick Santorum’s Class-Based Pitch Kicks Up Campaign Controversy|Howard Kurtz|February 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
I also tried through my own newspaper to indoctrinate the people, but my mind grew more and more embarrassed.
The World's Greatest Books, Vol X|Various
Better to save one sinner from an obvious vice that is destroying him, than to indoctrinate ten thousand saints.
Redburn. His First Voyage|Herman Melville
It is not at all the idea to carry over one of our professors each year and indoctrinate him with the true culture at its source.
Modern Essays|John Macy
Located in Bucharest, both of these institutions are designed to train and indoctrinate key bureaucratic personnel.
Area Handbook for Romania|Eugene K. Keefe, Donald W. Bernier, Lyle E. Brenneman, William Giloane, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole
She begged him to indoctrinate his successor, Mr. Edward Stanhope.
The Life of Florence Nightingale vol. 2 of 2|Edward Tyas Cook

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, nounindoctrinator, noun

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