# indoctrinate

> English word · Verb · frequency rank #70,773

## Definitions
1. To teach (a person) with a biased, one-sided or uncritical ideology; to brainwash.
2. To teach and instill (something, to a person) in a biased, one-sided way.
3. To teach; to instruct.

## Etymology
From in- + doctrine + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare French endoctriner.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/indoctrinate