indoctrinate

  • 11indoctrinate — [[t]ɪndɒ̱ktrɪneɪt[/t]] indoctrinates, indoctrinating, indoctrinated VERB (disapproval) If people are indoctrinated, they are taught a particular belief with the aim that they will reject other beliefs. [be V ed] They have been completely… …

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  • 12indoctrinate — verb armed with an evil political agenda, they set out to indoctrinate the nation s idealistic youth Syn: brainwash, propagandize, proselytize, inculcate, instill, reeducate, persuade, convince, condition, program, mold, discipline; instruct,… …

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  • 13indoctrinate — transitive verb ( nated; nating) Etymology: probably from Middle English endoctrinen, from Anglo French endoctriner, from en + doctrine doctrine Date: 1626 1. to instruct especially in fundamentals or rudiments ; teach 2. to imbue with a usually… …

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  • 14indoctrinate — indoctrination, n. indoctrinator, n. /in dok treuh nayt /, v.t., indoctrinated, indoctrinating. 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… …

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  • 15indoctrinate — verb a) to teach with a biased , one sided or uncritical ideology. b) to brainwash. See Also: docent, docile, doctor …

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  • 16indoctrinate — Synonyms and related words: alienate, beat into, brainwash, catechize, condition, corrupt, counterindoctrinate, discipline, drill, imbue, implant, impregnate, impress, inculcate, infix, infuse, inoculate, instill, instruct, program, propagandize …

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  • 17indoctrinate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. inculcate; brainwash. See teaching, belief. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. inculcate, imbue, brainwash, propagandize; see convince , influence , teach 1 , 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY… …

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  • 18indoctrinate — in|doc|tri|nate [ınˈdɔktrıneıt US ınˈda:k ] v [T] [Date: 1600 1700; : Old French; Origin: endoctriner, from doctrine; DOCTRINE] to train someone to accept a particular set of beliefs, especially political or religious ones, and not consider any… …

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  • 19indoctrinate — in|doc|tri|nate [ ın daktrı,neıt ] verb transitive to teach someone a set of beliefs so thoroughly that they do not accept any other ideas ╾ in|doc|tri|na|tion [ ın,daktrı neıʃn ] noun uncount …

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  • 20indoctrinate — in·doc·tri·nate || ɪn dÉ‘ktrɪneɪt / dÉ’k v. teach, instruct; instruct in a particular doctrine or set of beliefs; brainwash …

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