indoctrinate
verb (used with object)
to instruct in a doctrine, principle, ideology, etc., especially to imbue with a specific partisan or biased belief or point of view.
indoctrinating
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present participleof indoctrinate.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The usual assumption is that professors are indoctrinating students, but that’s too simple.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Ultimately, “everyone is capable of indoctrinating themselves at any time.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2024
As comments amass over time, eliciting upvotes and increasingly meta discourse, the recipe starts branching off into infinite variations — some small, some large — perhaps indoctrinating itself into some readers’ regular cooking repertoire.
From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2023
So whether the team rips off the proverbial Band-Aid by immediately indoctrinating Beniers in his envisioned future role will say plenty about this season’s goals.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2022
Moreover, she presently came in sight of Val and Fergus supremely happy over a castle on the beach, and evidently indoctrinating the two little Varleys with some of the dramatic sports of Silverfold.
From Beechcroft at Rockstone by Charlotte Mary Yonge
