indoctrinate
[ in-dok-truh-neyt ]
/ ɪnˈdɒk trəˌneɪt /
verb (used with object), in·doc·tri·nat·ed, in·doc·tri·nat·ing.
to instruct in a doctrine, principle, ideology, etc., especially to imbue with a specific partisan or biased belief or point of view.
to teach or inculcate.
to imbue with learning.
Origin of indoctrinate
OTHER WORDS FROM indoctrinate
in·doc·tri·na·tion, noun in·doc·tri·na·tor, noun re·in·doc·tri·nate, verb (used with object), re·in·doc·tri·nat·ed, re·in·doc·tri·nat·ing. un·in·doc·tri·nat·ed, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH indoctrinate
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British Dictionary definitions for indoctrinated
indoctrinate
/ (ɪnˈdɒktrɪˌneɪt) /
verb (tr)
to teach (a person or group of people) systematically to accept doctrines, esp uncritically
rare
to impart learning to; instruct