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indoctrinateto teach a person or group to accept a set of beliefs uncritically

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to teach a person or group to accept a set of beliefs uncritically

Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪnˈdɑːktrɪneɪt/

Korean meaning: 특정 이념이나 교리를 무비판적으로 받아들이도록 주입시키다, 세뇌하다

Korean pronunciation: 인**독**트리네이트

Example Sentences

  • My roommate tried to indoctrinate me into his weird habit of eating cereal with orange juice instead of milk
  • The totalitarian regime used schools to indoctrinate young people with state propaganda
  • She refused to let anyone indoctrinate her children with extremist views

indoctrinate

VERB

//ɪnˈdɑːktrɪneɪt//

to teach a person or group to accept a set of beliefs uncritically

indoctrinate concept
💡 Concept

to teach a person or group to accept a set of beliefs uncritically

indoctrinate rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

They demonstrate to indoctrinate, while he tries to concentrate!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ɪnˈdɑːktrɪneɪt/
🇬🇧 UK/ɪnˈdɒktrɪneɪt/

🌳Etymology

Prefixin--
Rootdoctr
Suffix--ate

Origin

라틴어에서 온 단어로, '교리를 가르친다'는 의미에서 시작되었습니다. 원래는 중성적인 '교육'의 의미였지만, 현대에는 주로 부정적인 '세뇌'의 의미로 사용됩니다.

🎵Rhyme

demonstrateconcentrateorchestrate
demonstrate
concentrate
orchestrate

🔗Collocations

indoctrinate children
indoctrinate with ideology
attempt to indoctrinate
systematically indoctrinate
indoctrinate the masses
indoctrinate new recruits

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My roommate tried to indoctrinate me into his weird habit of eating cereal with orange juice instead of milk

The totalitarian regime used schools to indoctrinate young people with state propaganda

She refused to let anyone indoctrinate her children with extremist views

😄 Fun example

My grandmother successfully indoctrinated our entire family into believing that her kimchi recipe is the only correct one

📚Related Words

Synonyms

brainwashprogramconditioninstillinculcate

Antonyms

enlightenliberatefree

Related

propagandadoctrineideologymanipulationpersuasion

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