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indoctrinate definition

in·doc·tri·nate (in däk′trə nāt′)

transitive verb indoctrinated -·nat′ed, indoctrinating -·nat′·ing

  1. to instruct in, or imbue with, doctrines, theories, or beliefs, as of a sect
  2. to instruct; teach

Etymology: prob. (after ML doctrinatus, pp. of doctrinare, to instruct < L doctrina) < ME endoctrinen < OFr endoctriner: see in- & doctrine

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indoctrinate Synonyms

indoctrinate

v.

inculcate, imbue, brainwash, propagandize; see convince, influence, teach 1, 2.


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indoctrinate Usage Examples

Object

  • people: Alongside these repressive measures, they also greatly expanded their own media to indoctrinate the Russian people in their own ideology.

Modifying Another Word

  • deliberately: There is no greater crime in the cosmos than to deliberately indoctrinate young trusting minds with false teachings for selfish ends.
  • so: Quite how British officials became so indoctrinated with this ethos of the status quo is a mystery to me.

Infinitive complement

  • believe: The recruits will be called " initiates " and will be indoctrinated to believe false rites of passage to higher realms.

Preposition: in

  • belief: School curricula In some societies children are indoctrinated in religious beliefs and values.

Preposition: from

  • birth: The English are indoctrinated from birth - not by his brilliance, but by the assumption of his brilliance.

Preposition: with

  • belief: Unfortunately, he too was indoctrinated with the belief that the West was first and last.
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