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indoctrinate

/ɪnˈdɑktrɪˌneɪt/ /ɪnˈdɒktrɪˌneɪt/

Meanings
verb
To teach with a biased, one-sided or uncritical ideology; to brainwash.

Examples :

"The cult leader tried to indoctrinate his followers into believing he was a divine messenger. "
mind education politics doctrine philosophy religion society government

Related Words

Illustration believing

believing verb

/bɪˈliːvɪŋ/ /bəˈliːvɪŋ/

To accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing)

"I believe there are faeries."

Illustration students

students noun

/ˈstjuːdn̩ts/ /ˈstudn̩ts/

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

"He is a student of life."

Illustration history

history noun

/ˈhɪst(ə)ɹi/

The aggregate of past events.

"History repeats itself if we don’t learn from its mistakes."

Illustration ideology

ideology noun

/ˌaɪ.diːˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒiː/ /aɪ.di.ˈɑl.ə.d͡ʒi/

Doctrine, philosophy, body of beliefs or principles belonging to an individual or group.

"A dictatorship, in order to secure its reign, bans things that do not conform to its ideology."

Illustration brainwash

brainwash noun

/ˈbɹeɪnwɒʃ/

A distorting effect upon one's memory, belief, or ideas, as by propaganda.

"The brainwash from the online forums completely changed Sarah's understanding of climate change. "

Illustration teacher

teacher noun

/ˈtiːt͡ʃə/ /ˈtit͡ʃɚ/

A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school.

"My daughter's teacher is very kind and helpful. "

Illustration followers

followers noun

/ˈfɑloʊərz/ /ˈfɑləwərz/

One who follows, comes after another.

"The popular teacher had many followers who admired her teaching style. "

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biased verb

/ˈbaɪəst/

To place bias upon; to influence.

"Our prejudices bias our views."

Illustration instruct

instruct noun

/ˌɪnˈstɹʌkt/

Instruction.

"The teacher's instruct on fractions was very helpful. "

Illustration messenger

messenger noun

/ˈmɛs.n̩.d͡ʒə/ /ˈmɛs.n̩.d͡ʒɚ/

One who brings messages.

"The messenger delivered the important letter to the teacher. "

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uncritical adjective

/ˌʌnˈkrɪtɪkəl/ /ʌnˈkrɪtɪkəl/

Lacking critique or critical examination; undiscriminating.

"The teacher worried the students were being uncritical of the information they found online and believing everything they read without checking its source. "

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country noun

/ˈkɐntɹi/ /ˈkʌntɹi/

(chiefly British) An area of land; a district, region.

"The country surrounding our small village is mostly farmland. "