English Explanatory Dictionary

indoctrinate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To teach (a person) with a biased, one-sided or uncritical ideology; to brainwash.
  2. To teach and instill (something, to a person) in a biased, one-sided way.
  3. To teach; to instruct.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

indoctrinate indoctrinates indoctrinating indoctrinated

Etymology

From in- + doctrine + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare French endoctriner.

Related words

docent docile doctor doctorate doctrinaire doctrinal doctrine document

Derived words

counterindoctrinate indoctrinable indoctrinatee indoctrination indoctrinator indoctrinatory indoctrinee misindoctrinate reindoctrinate unindoctrinated
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