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   In·doc·tri·nate

   /inˈdäktrəˌnāt/

   

   verb

   • 1. teach (a person or group) to accept a set of beliefs uncritically: "broadcasting was a vehicle for indoctrinating the masses"
   • ▪ teach or instruct (someone): "he indoctrinated them in systematic theology"

   Word Origin early 17th century: formerly also as endoctrinate): from en-1, in-2 ‘into’ + doctrine + -ate3, or from obsolete indoctrine (verb), from French endoctriner, based on doctrine ‘doctrine’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. indoctrinator noun
   • 2. indoctrinatory adjective

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   What does indoctrinate mean?

   • Definition of indoctrinate verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary indoctrinate somebody (with something) | indoctrinate somebody (to do something) to force somebody to accept a particular belief or set of beliefs and not allow them to consider any others They had been indoctrinated from an early age with their parents' beliefs.

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   What is indoctrination in education?

   • Indoctrination means the process of teaching a person or group to accept a set of beliefs uncritically. Children in any form of education will be indoctrinated into the particular system of cultural and social beliefs that they are exposed to. Therefore all education is indoctrination, in one way or another.

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   What is indoctrination and why is it wrong?

   • Indoctrination is essentially the act of teaching or inculcating a set of beliefs without questioning those beliefs. At the outset, indoctrination is a questionable practice if it prevents critical inquiry and reflection and it can be argued that it is morally wrong if it obstructs rational and independent thinking.

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   What is indoctrination method?

   • Thus, indoctrination is either: (1) any form of teaching aimed at getting students to adopt beliefs independent of the evidential support those beliefs may have (or lack); (2) any form of teaching based on methods that instill beliefs in students in such a way that they are unwilling or unable to question or evaluate … What is team teaching method?

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   indoctrinate somebody (with something) | indoctrinate somebody (to do something) to force somebody to accept a particular belief or set of beliefs and not allow them to consider any others. They had been indoctrinated from an early age with their parents' beliefs.

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   Indoctrinate definition: to instruct in a doctrine, principle, ideology, etc., especially to imbue with a specific partisan or biased belief or point of view.. See examples of INDOCTRINATE used in a sentence.

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   indoctrinate. to force someone to accept a particular belief or set of beliefs and not allow them to consider any others They had been indoctrinated from an early age with their parents' beliefs. Definition of indoctrinate verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.

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   to make someone accept your ideas and beliefs by repeating them so often that they do not consider any others: They try to indoctrinate young people with their religious beliefs. indoctrination. noun [ U ] uk / ɪnˌdɒktrɪˈneɪʃ ə n / us. political indoctrination.

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   indoctrinate meaning: to make someone accept your ideas and beliefs by repeating them so often that they do not consider…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of INDOCTRINATE is to imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle. How to use indoctrinate in a sentence. Did you know?

9. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › indoctrinateINDOCTRINATE definition in American English | Collins English ...

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   May 26, 2024 · 1. to instruct in, or imbue with, doctrines, theories, or beliefs, as of a sect. 2. to instruct; teach. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Derived forms. indoctrination (inˌdoctriˈnation) noun. indoctrinator (inˈdoctriˌnator) noun. Word origin.