Indoctrinate

  • 1Indoctrinate U — is a feature length documentary film written by, directed by and starring Evan Coyne Maloney, on ideological conformism and political correctness in American higher education. Among other things, the film examines the use of institutional… …

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  • 2Indoctrinate — In*doc tri*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Indoctrinated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Indoctrinating}.] [Pref. in in + L. doctrina doctrine: cf. F. endoctriner.] 1. To instruct in the rudiments or principles of learning, or of a branch of learning; to imbue… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3indoctrinate — index convince, discipline (train), educate, imbue, inculcate, initiate, instill, instruct ( …

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  • 4indoctrinate — (v.) 1620s, to teach, from IN (Cf. in ) (2) in + L. doctrina teaching (see DOCTRINE (Cf. doctrine)). Meaning to imbue with an idea or opinion first recorded 1832. Related: Indoctrinated; indoctrinating. The earlier verb was indoctrine (c.1500) …

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  • 5indoctrinate — [v] brainwash break down, convince, drill, ground, imbue, implant, inculcate, influence, initiate, instill, instruct, plant, program, school, teach, train, work over; concepts 14,285 Ant. leave alone, neglect …

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  • 6indoctrinate — ► VERB ▪ cause to accept a set of beliefs uncritically through repeated instruction. DERIVATIVES indoctrination noun indoctrinator noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «teach or instruct»: from French endoctriner, from doctrine doctrine …

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  • 7indoctrinate — [in däk′trə nāt΄] vt. indoctrinated, indoctrinating [prob. (after ML doctrinatus, pp. of doctrinare, to instruct < L doctrina) < ME endoctrinen < OFr endoctriner: see IN 1 & DOCTRINE] 1. to instruct in, or imbue with, doctrines, theories …

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  • 8indoctrinate — v. (D; tr.) to indoctrinate against; in; with * * * [ɪn dɒktrɪneɪt] in with (D; tr.) to indoctrinate against …

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  • 9indoctrinate — UK [ɪnˈdɒktrɪneɪt] / US [ɪnˈdɑktrɪˌneɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms indoctrinate : present tense I/you/we/they indoctrinate he/she/it indoctrinates present participle indoctrinating past tense indoctrinated past participle indoctrinated to… …

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  • 10indoctrinate — See inculcate. See inculcate, indoctrinate …

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