indoctrinate
Americanverb (used with object)
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to instruct in a doctrine, principle, ideology, etc., especially to imbue with a specific partisan or biased belief or point of view.
- Synonyms:
- propagandize, brainwash
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to teach or inculcate.
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to imbue with learning.
verb
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to teach (a person or group of people) systematically to accept doctrines, esp uncritically
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rare to impart learning to; instruct
Other Word Forms
- indoctrination noun
- indoctrinator noun
- reindoctrinate verb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of indoctrinate
First recorded in 1620–30; in- 2 + Medieval Latin doctrīnātus, past participle of doctrīnāre “to teach”; doctrine, -ate 1
Example Sentences
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Once a viewer is indoctrinated, however, they may find it difficult to refrain from puzzling over its message.
From Salon
He relaxed strict dress codes for agents, recruited female agents and pointedly hired people from outside the agency – who were not indoctrinated in the Hoover culture – for administrative posts.
From Salon
"Smartphones are now part and parcel of the way North Korea tries to indoctrinate people", says Mr Williams.
From BBC
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.
From BBC
The central character had been "indoctrinated by voices" like Andrew Tate's and "voices a lot more dangerous than Andrew Tate's", Thorne told Radio 4's Front Row.
From BBC
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