indoctrinate
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indoctrinate
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From in- + doctrine + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare French endoctriner.
verb indoctrinates · indoctrinating · indoctrinated
- To teach (a person) with a biased, one-sided or uncritical ideology; to brainwash.
- To teach and instill (something, to a person) in a biased, one-sided way. [...] it was beyond their hope to indoctrinate Marxism-Leninism-Mao's "thought" into the mind of young generation. The young generation does not care about Communism.
- To teach; to instruct.
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verb teach with a biased or one-sided ideology
| Español | adoctrinar, indoctrinar, doctrinar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 向……灌輸 /向……灌输 xiàng... guànshū, 洗腦 /洗脑 to brainwash |
| Português | doutrinar, endoutrinar |
| Français | endoctriner |
| Deutsch | indoktrinieren |
| Italiano | addottrinare |
| Ελληνικά | δογματίζω dogmatízo |
| Română | îndoctrina |
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