indoctrinate

[in-dok-truh-neyt]

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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.

Origin of indoctrinate

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

Related formsin·doc·tri·na·tion, 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.un·in·doc·tri·nat·ed, adjective

Can be confusedinculcate indoctrinate

Synonyms for indoctrinate

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1. brainwash, propagandize.

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Related Words for indoctrinate

inculcate, instill, imbue, program, plant, influence, school, initiate, instruct, train, drill, teach, convince, implant, ground

Examples from the Web for indoctrinate

Contemporary Examples of indoctrinate

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
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
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

Historical Examples of indoctrinate

She comes to indoctrinate you, to put you against me, is it not so?
Doctor Pascal
Emile Zola
So one of your trained psychopropagandists can indoctrinate me?
Victory
Lester del Rey
She begged him to indoctrinate his successor, Mr. Edward Stanhope.
The Life of Florence Nightingale vol. 2 of 2
Edward Tyas Cook
"Oh, certainly; I will indoctrinate Dolly," said the Doctor.
Poganuc People
Harriet Beecher Stowe
In broad terms, all these publications were designed to indoctrinate specific groups of people, generally in their places of work.
Area Handbook for Bulgaria
Eugene K. Keefe, Violeta D. Baluyut, William Giloane, Anne K. Long, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole

British Dictionary definitions for indoctrinate

indoctrinate

verb (tr)

to teach (a person or group of people) systematically to accept doctrines, esp uncritically
rare to impart learning to; instruct

Derived Formsindoctrination, nounindoctrinator, noun

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Word Origin and History for indoctrinate

1620s, "to teach," from in- (2) "in" + Latin doctrina "teaching" (see doctrine). Meaning "to imbue with an idea or opinion" first recorded 1832. Related: Indoctrinated; indoctrinating. The earlier verb was indoctrine (c.1500).