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. — astyng
deDas ist ein Haufen von indoktrinierten Idioten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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