Main Entry: in·doc·tri·nate

Pronunciation: \in-ˈdäk-trə-ˌnāt\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): in·doc·tri·nat·ed; in·doc·tri·nat·ing

Etymology: probably from Middle English endoctrinen, from Anglo-French endoctriner, from en- + doctrine doctrine

Date: 1626

1 : to instruct especially in fundamentals or rudiments : teach
2 : to imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle

— in·doc·tri·na·tion \(ˌ)in-ˌdäk-trə-ˈnā-shən\ noun

— in·doc·tri·na·tor \in-ˈdäk-trə-ˌnā-tər\ noun