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- DictionaryIn·doc·tri·nate/inˈdäktrəˌnāt/
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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"
indoctrinate. verb. in· doc· tri· nate in-ˈdäk-trə-ˌnāt. indoctrinated; indoctrinating. Synonyms of indoctrinate. transitive verb. 1. : to imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle. 2. : to instruct especially in fundamentals or rudiments : teach. indoctrination. (ˌ)in-ˌdäk-trə-ˈnā-shən. noun. indoctrinator.
to often repeat an idea or belief to someone until they accept it without criticism or question: indoctrinate someone in something Some parents were critical of attempts to indoctrinate children in green ideology. They have been indoctrinated by television to believe that violence is normal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Saying again
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 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.
INDOCTRINATE meaning: 1. to often repeat an idea or belief to someone until they accept it without criticism or question…. Learn more.
indoctrinate in American English. (ɪnˈdɑktrəˌneit) transitive verb Word forms: -nated, -nating. 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.
tr.v. in·doc·tri·nat·ed, in·doc·tri·nat·ing, in·doc·tri·nates. 1. To instruct in a body of doctrine or principles. 2. To imbue with a partisan or ideological point of view: children who had been indoctrinated against their parents' values. in·doc′tri·na′tion n.
INDOCTRINATE definition: to make someone accept your ideas and beliefs by repeating them so often that they do not consider…. Learn more.
indoctrinate. 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.
INDOCTRINATE meaning: to teach (someone) to fully accept the ideas, opinions, and beliefs of a particular group and to not consider other ideas, opinions, and beliefs.
