— indoctrination , n. — indoctrinator , n.
/in dok"treuh nayt'/ , v.t., indoctrinated, indoctrinating .
1. to instruct in a doctrine, principle, ideology, etc., esp. to imbue with a specific partisan or biased belief or point of view.
2. to teach or inculcate.
3. to imbue with learning.
[ 1620-30; IN- 2 + ML doctrinatus ptp. of doctrinare to teach; see DOCTRINE, -ATE 1 ]
Syn. 1. brainwash, propagandize.