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indoctrinatein‧doc‧tri‧nate /ɪnˈdɒktrəneɪt $ ɪnˈdɑːk-/ verb [transitive] indoctrinateOrigin: 1600-1700 Old French endoctriner, from doctrine; ➔ DOCTRINE VERB TABLEindoctrinate |
Present | I, you, we, they | indoctrinate | | he, she, it | indoctrinates | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | indoctrinated | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have indoctrinated | | he, she, it | has indoctrinated | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had indoctrinated | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will indoctrinate | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have indoctrinated |
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Present | I | am indoctrinating | | he, she, it | is indoctrinating | | you, we, they | are indoctrinating | Past | I, he, she, it | was indoctrinating | | you, we, they | were indoctrinating | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been indoctrinating | | he, she, it | has been indoctrinating | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been indoctrinating | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be indoctrinating | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been indoctrinating |
- Citizens were indoctrinated into believing that their leader was the source of all wisdom and goodness.
- Some politically active teachers were accused of trying to indoctrinate their students.
- Training seminars and retreats are held to indoctrinate recruits.
to teach people how they should think or behave► teach to teach someone, especially a child or young person, how to behave or what to believe: teach somebody to do something: · When I was young, children were taught to treat older people with respect.teach somebody (that): · Joe's mother taught him that he could do anything, if only he tried hard enough.teach somebody something: · Parents need to teach their children the difference between right and wrong. ► educate to teach people, especially over a long period of time, about things that will be helpful to them in life: · We need to educate people so that they understand the importance of a good, healthy diet.educate somebody about something: · Youngsters must be educated about the dangers of drugs.educate somebody to do something: · What we're trying to do is to educate young people to be responsible citizens. ► bring up to teach your child or children how to behave or think as they grow up: bring somebody up to do something: · I was brought up to spend money carefully and save as much as I could.· Stan had been brought up to believe that a man should work to support his wife.bring somebody up in the belief/conviction/knowledge that: · Alison was brought up in the belief that she was in some way superior to other children. ► instil British /instill American formal to teach someone a way of thinking or behaving, especially relating to morals, good manners, over a long period of time: · We aim to teach the children discipline and instil a sense of duty.instil something in/into somebody: · We have tried to instil good manners in our children from an early age.· She instilled tremendous enthusiasm into all her students. ► brainwash to teach someone to believe something by continuously repeating it over a long period of time, especially when they are tired, weak, or confused, so that they accept it without questioning it: · Mrs Davis accused the cult of having brainwashed her daughter.brainwash somebody into doing something: · For years we've been brainwashed by advertising into buying more and more things that we don't need. ► condition to make someone think or react in a particular way by influencing their attitudes or reactions over a long period of time: condition somebody to do something: · He was conditioned to obey his father at all times.condition somebody into doing something: · The people have been conditioned into thinking that anyone from outside their community represents a threat to them. ► indoctrinate to teach someone to accept a particular set of religious or political beliefs, without allowing them to discuss it, doubt it, or consider other possible beliefs: · Some politically active teachers were accused of trying to indoctrinate their students.indoctrinate somebody into doing something: · Citizens were indoctrinated into believing that their leader was the source of all wisdom and goodness. to train someone to accept a particular set of beliefs, especially political or religious ones, and not consider any others: People were indoctrinated not to question their leaders.—indoctrination /ɪnˌdɒktrəˈneɪʃən $ ɪnˌdɑːk-/ noun [uncountable]: The military in particular were subjected to intense political indoctrination. |