indoctrinates; indoctrinated; indoctrinating
disapproving
: to teach (someone) to fully accept the ideas, opinions, and beliefs of a particular group and to not consider other ideas, opinions, and beliefs
The goal should be to teach politics, rather than to indoctrinate students in/with a narrow set of political beliefs.
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“Indoctrinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/indoctrinate. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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