indoctrinate
Meaning of indoctrinate
- teach (a person or group) to accept a set of beliefs uncritically.
broadcasting was a vehicle for indoctrinating the masses
early 17th century: formerly also as endoctrinate ): from en-1, in-2 ‘into’ + doctrine + -ate3, or from obsolete indoctrine (verb), from French endoctriner, based on doctrine ‘doctrine’.
Information about indoctrinate
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of indoctrinate is: indoctrinates.
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Hyphenation of indoctrinate
in-doc-tri-nate
- It consists of 4 syllables and 12 chars.
- indoctrinate is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
indoctrinate synonyms
Meaning pressurize (someone) into adopting radically different beliefs by using systematic and often forcible means:
Meaning attempt to influence (someone) by using propaganda:
Meaning convert or attempt to convert (someone) from one religion, belief, or opinion to another:
Meaning instil (an idea, attitude, or habit) by persistent instruction:
Meaning induce (someone) to do something through reasoning or argument:
Meaning cause (someone) to believe firmly in the truth of something:
Meaning have a significant influence on or determine (the manner or outcome of something):
Meaning train (someone) to obey rules or a code of behaviour, using punishment to correct disobedience:
Meaning form (an object) out of malleable material:
Meaning tell or order someone to do something, especially in a formal or official way:
Meaning impart knowledge to or instruct (someone) as to how to do something:
Meaning train or discipline (someone) in a particular skill or activity:
Meaning produce (a hole) in something by or as if by boring with a drill:
Meaning prohibit or prevent (a pilot or an aircraft) from flying:
Words that rhyme with indoctrinate
Nate, Alphanate, Banate, Bromanate, Depanate, Italianate, Lomanate, Plasmanate, Thiophanate, acetylglucopyranosylisothiocyanate, acetylphenylisothiocyanate, acetyltryptophanate, adamantylisocyanate, aldermanate, allophanate, alloxanate, allylisothiocyanate, allylthiocyanate, aminobenzylpenicilianate, aminoethylthiocyanate, aminopenicillanate, amoscanate, anate, applanate, azidophenylisothiocyanate, banate, benzoylisothiocyanate, benzylisothiocyanate, benzylthiocyanate, biphenyldiisocyanate, biphenylisothiocyanate, bisthiocyanate, bitoscanate, bromoallylisothiocyanate, bromoallylthiocyanate, bromobenzylisothiocyanate, bromopenicillanate, bromophenylisocyanate, bromophenylisothiocyanate, butenylisothiocyanate, butylcyanate, butylisothiocyanate, calpanate, cephalosporanate, chlorobenzylthiocyanate, chloroethylisocyanate, chloromethylthiocyanate, chlorophenylisothiocyanate, chlorophenylthiocyanate, chlorosulfonylisocyanate