indoctrinate
To teach with a biased, one-sided or uncritical ideologyTo teach (a person) with a biased, one-sided or uncritical ideology; to brainwash.
» I was indoctrinated to hate religion.
Meaning
3 sensesTo teach (a person) with a biased, one-sided or uncritical ideology; to brainwash.
indoktrinieren
To teach and instill (something, to a person) in a biased, one-sided way.
(obsolete)To teach; to instruct.
teach doctrines to; teach uncritically
Examples
5 sentencesI was indoctrinated to hate religion.
They are a bunch of indoctrinated morons.
ruЭто кучка помешанных долбоёбов.
deDas ist ein Haufen von indoktrinierten Idioten.
American military recruitment rates are down because this generation isn't as indoctrinated as previous ones.
Purely autonomous robots were probably indoctrinated into a robot religion because the universe is about probabilities, not absolute values.
I have been indoctrinated to hate Christianity.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From in- + doctrine + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare French endoctriner.From in- + doctrine + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare French endoctriner.
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Forms
indoctrinates, indoctrinating, indoctrinated, indoctrinated| Base form | indoctrinate · to indoctrinate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | indoctrinates |
| Present participle | indoctrinating |
| Past simple | indoctrinated |
| Past participle | indoctrinated |
regular · Lesson
Word family
19 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle