Indoctrinate (Verb)
Meaning
Teach doctrines to; teach uncritically; "The Moonies indoctrinate their disciples".
Classification
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
Examples
- Radical groups often seek to indoctrinate young innocent minds with extremist ideologies.
- The cult used various tactics to indoctrinate its new recruits and make them conform to its ways.
- Some parents fear that schools are being used to indoctrinate children with certain cultural or social values.
- The authoritarian regime has been accused of trying to indoctrinate citizens through state-controlled media and education.
- Fanatical groups try to indoctrinate new followers, suppressing their independent thinking and free will.