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- Dictionaryindoctrinate/ɪnˈdɒktrɪneɪt/
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- 1. teach (a person or group) to accept a set of beliefs uncritically: "broadcasting was a vehicle for indoctrinating the masses"
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Learn the origin, synonyms, and examples of the verb indoctrinate, which means to teach someone to accept a particular group's ideas, opinions, or beliefs. Find out how indoctrinate is related to the Latin verb docēre and the noun doctrine.
Indoctrinate means to often repeat an idea or belief to someone until they accept it without criticism or question. Learn more about the meaning, usage and pronunciation of indoctrinate with Cambridge Dictionary.
Learn the meaning of indoctrinate, a verb that means to teach a particular belief with the aim that people will reject other beliefs. See synonyms, pronunciation, collocations, sentences and word origin of indoctrinate.
Indoctrinate means to teach or instruct someone in a doctrine, principle, ideology, etc., especially with a biased or partisan point of view. See the origin, usage, and examples of indoctrinate and its related words.
If you indoctrinate someone, you teach that person a one-sided view of something and ignore or dismiss opinions that don’t agree with your view. Cults, political entities, and even fans of particular sports teams are often said to indoctrinate their followers.
Indoctrinate means to force somebody to accept a particular belief or set of beliefs and not allow them to consider any others. See the word origin, pronunciation, usage notes, synonyms and example sentences from Oxford University Press.
Indoctrinate means to teach or instruct in a body of doctrine or principles, or to imbue with a partisan or ideological point of view. See the origin, synonyms, and translations of indoctrinate in various languages.
