indoctrinate
VerbUS[in-dok-truh-neyt]/ɪnˈdɑktrəˌneɪt/4 syllables
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Verb (1)indoctrinated, indoctrinating
- teach doctrines to; teach uncritically“The Moonies indoctrinate their disciples”More general teach, learnMore specific revolutionize, brainwash
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
In·doc′tri·nate transitive verb [past tense & past participle Indoctrinated; present participle & verbal noun Indoctrinating.]
Origin: Pref. in- in + L. doctrina doctrine: cf. F. endoctriner.
1. To instruct in the rudiments or principles of learning, or of a branch of learning; to imbue with learning; to teach; — often followed by in.
A master that... took much delight in indoctrinating his young, unexperienced favorite.— Edward Hyde, first earl of Clarendon
2. To instruct in, or imbue with, doctrines, principles or ideologies, especially from a specific point of view which may be partisan or biased; to strongly press one's own point of view upon.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: GCIDE editors