The Collaborative International Dictionary
Indoctrinate \In*doc"tri*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indoctrinated; p. pr. & vb. n. Indoctrinating.] [Pref. in- in + L. doctrina doctrine: cf. F. endoctriner.]
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To instruct in the rudiments or principles of learning, or of a branch of learning; to imbue with learning; to teach; -- often followed by in.
A master that . . . took much delight in indoctrinating his young, unexperienced favorite.
--Clarendon. To instruct in, or imbue with, doctrines, principles or ideologies, especially from a specific point of view which may be partisan or biased; to strongly press one's own point of view upon.
Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of indoctrinate English)
Usage examples of "indoctrinating".
The sole comfort she derived from the situation was the realization that POPPA wasn't succeeding in totally indoctrinating all of Jefferson's children.