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indoctrinate

in·doc·tri·nate
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [in-dok-truh-neyt]
    • /ɪnˈdɒk trəˌneɪt/
    • /ɪnˈdɒk.trɪ.neɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-dok-truh-neyt]
    • /ɪnˈdɒk trəˌneɪt/

Definitions of indoctrinate word

  • verb with object indoctrinate to instruct in a doctrine, principle, ideology, etc., especially to imbue with a specific partisan or biased belief or point of view. 1
  • verb with object indoctrinate to teach or inculcate. 1
  • verb with object indoctrinate to imbue with learning. 1
  • noun indoctrinate Teach (a person or group) to accept a set of beliefs uncritically. 1
  • transitive verb indoctrinate brainwash 1
  • verb indoctrinate If people are indoctrinated, they are taught a particular belief with the aim that they will reject other beliefs. 0

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Origin of indoctrinate

First appearance:

before 1620
One of the 42% oldest English words
1620-30; in-2 + Medieval Latin doctrīnātus past participle of doctrīnāre to teach; see doctrine, -ate1

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Parts of speech for Indoctrinate

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adverb
pronoun
preposition
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indoctrinate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for indoctrinate

verb indoctrinate

  • inculcate — to implant by repeated statement or admonition; teach persistently and earnestly (usually followed by upon or in): to inculcate virtue in the young.
  • instill — to infuse slowly or gradually into the mind or feelings; insinuate; inject: to instill courtesy in a child.
  • imbue — to impregnate or inspire, as with feelings, opinions, etc.: The new political leader was imbued with the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi.
  • program — software
  • plant — any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.

Antonyms for indoctrinate

verb indoctrinate

  • forget — to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
  • neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
  • learn — to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience: to learn French; to learn to ski.
  • leave alone — separate, apart, or isolated from others: I want to be alone.

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