ə̇nˈdäktrə̇ˌnāt, usu -ād.+V transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: probably from indoctrine + -ate, v. suffix
1.
a. : to give instructions especially in fundamentals or rudiments : teach
the function of indoctrinating youth was given to and accepted by … the family and the priesthood — L.O.Garber & W.B.Castetter
the recruits were indoctrinated for a month and then sent to specialist schools
b. : to imbue or make markedly familiar (as with a skill)
indoctrinated themselves with the teamwork of attack — Ira Wolfert
2. : to cause to be impressed and usually ultimately imbued (as with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle)
had to be indoctrinated with the will to win — J.P.Baxter b.1893
indoctrinating young people with alien ideologies
: cause to be drilled or otherwise trained (as in a sectarian doctrine) and usually persuaded
indoctrinate the immigrants in a new way of life
• in·doc·tri·na·tor -ād.ə(r), -atə- noun -s