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in·doc·tri·nate

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–verb (used with object), -nat·ed, -nat·ing.

1.	to instruct in a doctrine, principle, ideology, etc., esp. to imbue with a specific partisan or biased belief or point of view.

2.	to teach or inculcate.

3.	to imbue with learning.

[Origin: 1620–30; in-² + ML doctrīnātus ptp. of doctrīnāre to teach; see doctrine, -ate¹

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—Related forms

in·doc·tri·na·tion, noun

in·doc·tri·na·tor, noun

—Synonyms 1. brainwash, propagandize.

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in·doc·tri·nate Audio Help (ĭn-dŏk'trə-nāt') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. in·doc·tri·nat·ed, in·doc·tri·nat·ing, in·doc·tri·nates

To instruct in a body of doctrine or principles.
To imbue with a partisan or ideological point of view: a generation of children who had been indoctrinated against the values of their parents.

in·doc'tri·na'tion n.

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indoctrination
noun
teaching someone to accept doctrines uncritically

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Indoctrination

In*doc`tri*na"tion\, n. The act of indoctrinating, or the condition of being indoctrinated; instruction in the rudiments and principles of any science or system of belief; information. --Sir T. Browne.

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