Indoctrinate simply means "brainwash" to many people. But its meaning isn't always so negative. When this verb first appeared in English in the 17th century, it simply meant "to teach"-a meaning that followed logically from its Latin root.

What is indoctrination example?

To teach with a biased, one-sided or uncritical ideology. The definition of indoctrinate is to teach a particular viewpoint. An example of indoctrinate is to teach your children your religious beliefs. ... Children who had been indoctrinated against their parents' values.

What's another word for indoctrination?

In this page you can discover 18 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for indoctrinate, like: instill, teach, convince, inculcate, influence, instruct, train, brainwash, program, propagandize and hoodwink.