indoctrinate


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
indoctrinate /ɪnˈdɒktrɪneɪt/
verb
  • 1 cause to accept a set of beliefs uncritically through repeated instruction.
  • 2 archaic teach or instruct.
– derivatives
indoctrination noun,
indoctrinator noun,
indoctrinatory adjective.
– origin C17: from in-2 + doctrine + -ate3, or from obs. indoctrine (v.), from Fr. endoctriner.
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