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indoctrinated

in·doc·tri·nate
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Transcription

    • 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 indoctrinated word

  • verb with object indoctrinated 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 indoctrinated to teach or inculcate. 1
  • verb with object indoctrinated to imbue with learning. 1
  • noun indoctrinated Teach (a person or group) to accept a set of beliefs uncritically. 1
  • verb indoctrinated simple past tense and past participle of indoctrinate. 0
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Origin of indoctrinated

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 Indoctrinated

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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indoctrinated 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 indoctrinated

adj indoctrinated

  • persuaded — to prevail on (a person) to do something, as by advising or urging: We could not persuade him to wait.
  • programmed — a plan of action to accomplish a specified end: a school lunch program.
  • convinced — If you are convinced that something is true, you feel sure that it is true.
All 3 Synonyms of indoctrinated

Antonyms for indoctrinated

verb indoctrinated

  • forgot — a simple past tense and past participle of forget.
  • learned — having much knowledge; scholarly; erudite: learned professors.
  • neglected — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
All 3 Antonyms of indoctrinated

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