indoctrinate

verb

in·doc·tri·nate in-ˈdäk-trə-ˌnāt How to pronounce indoctrinate (audio)

indoctrinated; indoctrinating

transitive verb

: to imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle

: to instruct especially in fundamentals or rudiments : teach

indoctrination

(ˌ)in-ˌdäk-trə-ˈnā-shən How to pronounce indoctrinate (audio)

noun

indoctrinator

in-ˈdäk-trə-ˌnā-tər How to pronounce indoctrinate (audio)

noun

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Indoctrinate means "brainwash" to many people, but its meaning isn't always so negative. When the verb first appeared in English in the 17th century, it simply meant "to teach"—a meaning linked closely to its source, the Latin verb docēre, which also means "to teach." (Other offspring of docēre include docile, doctor, document, and, of course, doctrine). By the 19th century, indoctrinate was being used in the sense of teaching someone to fully accept only the ideas, opinions, and beliefs of a particular group.

Example Sentences

The goal should be to teach politics, rather than to indoctrinate students in a narrow set of political beliefs. indoctrinated children in proper safety procedures

Recent Examples on the Web Parents are rightly upset when schools indoctrinate their kids with woke racial and gender ideologies that do not reflect their values and contradict the ideals that make our republic great.

James Freeman, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022 In the last six months, the Kremlin has ramped up its efforts to indoctrinate young Russians to support the war and government.

Yvonne Lau, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2022 The effort to indoctrinate students in progressive, anti-American ideologies that pervades our universities is also ravaging K–12 education.

Kenin M. Spivak, National Review, 3 July 2022 One glaring aspect of this overreach is the government education establishment's efforts to indoctrinate children and circumvent parental authority.

Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2022 Some politicians and activists of late have made accusations that teaching about race and inclusion in school is divisive, or a way to indoctrinate students.

Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 19 May 2022 Supporters argued that the bill is needed to prevent classrooms from being used to indoctrinate children.

From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2022 Some conservative groups claim critical race theory and social emotional learning are used to indoctrinate students.

Jay Croft, CNN, 22 Apr. 2022 This type of story, that Disney is a woke company used by the liberal Hollywood elite to indoctrinate children with radical gender theories, feeds right into that broad theory and reinforces it.

Oliver Darcy, CNN, 30 Mar. 2022 See More

单词	indoctrinated
释义	indoctrinate verb in·doc·tri·nate in-ˈdäk-trə-ˌnāt indoctrinated; indoctrinating transitive verb 1 : to imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle 2 : to instruct especially in fundamentals or rudiments : teach indoctrination (ˌ)in-ˌdäk-trə-ˈnā-shən noun indoctrinator in-ˈdäk-trə-ˌnā-tər noun Did you know? Indoctrinate means "brainwash" to many people, but its meaning isn't always so negative. When the verb first appeared in English in the 17th century, it simply meant "to teach"—a meaning linked closely to its source, the Latin verb docēre, which also means "to teach." (Other offspring of docēre include docile, doctor, document, and, of course, doctrine). By the 19th century, indoctrinate was being used in the sense of teaching someone to fully accept only the ideas, opinions, and beliefs of a particular group. Synonyms educate instruct lesson school teach train tutor See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The goal should be to teach politics, rather than to indoctrinate students in a narrow set of political beliefs. indoctrinated children in proper safety procedures Recent Examples on the Web Parents are rightly upset when schools indoctrinate their kids with woke racial and gender ideologies that do not reflect their values and contradict the ideals that make our republic great. James Freeman, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022 In the last six months, the Kremlin has ramped up its efforts to indoctrinate young Russians to support the war and government. Yvonne Lau, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2022 The effort to indoctrinate students in progressive, anti-American ideologies that pervades our universities is also ravaging K–12 education. Kenin M. Spivak, National Review, 3 July 2022 One glaring aspect of this overreach is the government education establishment's efforts to indoctrinate children and circumvent parental authority. Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2022 Some politicians and activists of late have made accusations that teaching about race and inclusion in school is divisive, or a way to indoctrinate students. Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 19 May 2022 Supporters argued that the bill is needed to prevent classrooms from being used to indoctrinate children. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2022 Some conservative groups claim critical race theory and social emotional learning are used to indoctrinate students. Jay Croft, CNN, 22 Apr. 2022 This type of story, that Disney is a woke company used by the liberal Hollywood elite to indoctrinate children with radical gender theories, feeds right into that broad theory and reinforces it. Oliver Darcy, CNN, 30 Mar. 2022 See More Word History Etymology probably from Middle English endoctrinen, from Anglo-French endoctriner, from en- + doctrine doctrine First Known Use 1626, in the meaning defined at sense 2 Kids Definition indoctrinate verb in·doc·tri·nate in-ˈdäk-trə-ˌnāt indoctrinated; indoctrinating : to teach especially the ideas, opinions, or beliefs of a certain group indoctrinated verb past tense of indoctrinate as in taught to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field indoctrinated children in proper safety procedures Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance taught educated schooled trained tutored instructed coached inculcated lectured lessoned instilled mentored primed informed catechized guided preached prepared drilled reeducated grounded moralized homeschooled enlightened habilitated implanted reared qualified versed edified retrained familiarized briefed led retaught introduced directed fitted initiated fit reschooled showed imparted (to)
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