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

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1. brainwash, propagandize.

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Related Words

persuaded programmed

Examples from the Web for indoctrinated

Contemporary Examples

The airlines have indoctrinated us to accept a “steerage complex.”
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November 25, 2014
“My dad is really into football, so he indoctrinated me as a kid,” Ohanian says.
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Gideon Resnick
August 26, 2014
But there has always been and there will always be a segment of society that chooses or is indoctrinated to ignore these rules.
You, Too, Could Be a Homicidal Zealot
Joel Gold
July 7, 2014
You have not been indoctrinated into unwanted-yet-inescapable tribal allegiances by your soccer-crazed countrymen.
Why Americans Should Love the World Cup
Sean Wilsey
June 12, 2014
We are faced with people who are battle-hardened, indoctrinated, globally networked and fluent in English.
Western Jihadists in Syria Threaten to Bring Their War Back Home
Maajid Nawaz
April 27, 2014

Historical Examples

I think it was he who indoctrinated our valiant Brigadier Batalla.
Dona Perfecta
B. Perez Galdos
They had been raised, they had been indoctrinated and they had mated in the communes—and then gone into Sleep.
The Happy Man
Gerald Wilburn Page
He indoctrinated me into the knotty catechism of Spanish politics.
Romantic Spain
John Augustus O'Shea
They were all indoctrinated to a man with liberalism, and have infected the entire army.
The Green Book
Mr Jkai
An infidel teacher once said to a dying woman whom he had indoctrinated with his infidel notions, "Hold fast, Mary."
The Great Commission
C. H. (Charles Henry) Mackintosh

British Dictionary definitions for indoctrinated

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 indoctrinated

indoctrinate

v.

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).

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Examples from the Web for indoctrinated

Contemporary Examples

The airlines have indoctrinated us to accept a “steerage complex.”

“My dad is really into football, so he indoctrinated me as a kid,” Ohanian says.

But there has always been and there will always be a segment of society that chooses or is indoctrinated to ignore these rules.

You have not been indoctrinated into unwanted-yet-inescapable tribal allegiances by your soccer-crazed countrymen.

We are faced with people who are battle-hardened, indoctrinated, globally networked and fluent in English.

Historical Examples

I think it was he who indoctrinated our valiant Brigadier Batalla.

They had been raised, they had been indoctrinated and they had mated in the communes—and then gone into Sleep.

He indoctrinated me into the knotty catechism of Spanish politics.

They were all indoctrinated to a man with liberalism, and have infected the entire army.

An infidel teacher once said to a dying woman whom he had indoctrinated with his infidel notions, "Hold fast, Mary."

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Word Origin and History for indoctrinated

indoctrinate

v.

Origin of indoctrinate