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indoctrination

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in·doc·tri·nate  (n-dktr-nt)
tr.v. in·doc·tri·nat·ed, in·doc·tri·nat·ing, in·doc·tri·nates
1. To instruct in a body of doctrine or principles.
2. To imbue with a partisan or ideological point of view: a generation of children who had been indoctrinated against the values of their parents.

in·doctri·nation n.
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Noun1.indoctrination - teaching someone to accept doctrines uncritically
teaching, pedagogy, instruction - the profession of a teacher; "he prepared for teaching while still in college"; "pedagogy is recognized as an important profession"
brainwashing - forcible indoctrination into a new set of attitudes and beliefs
inculcation, ingraining, instilling - teaching or impressing upon the mind by frequent instruction or repetition

indoctrination
noun brainwashing, schooling, training, instruction, drilling, inculcation political indoctrination classes
Translations
indoctrination [ɪnˌdɒktrɪˈneɪʃən] Nadoctrinamiento m
indoctrination [ɪnˌdɒktrɪˈneɪʃən] nendoctrinement m
indoctrination
indoctrination [ɪnˌdɒktrɪˈneɪʃn] nindottrinamento


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