Wordnet 3.0
VERB (1)
1.
teach doctrines to;
teach uncritically;
- Example: "The Moonies indoctrinate their disciples"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Indoctrinate \In*doc"tri*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Indoctrinated; p. pr. & vb. n. Indoctrinating.] [Pref.
in- in + L. doctrina doctrine: cf. F. endoctriner.]
1. To instruct in the rudiments or principles of learning, or
of a branch of learning; to imbue with learning; to teach;
-- often followed by in.
[1913 Webster]
A master that . . . took much delight in
indoctrinating his young, unexperienced favorite.
--Clarendon.
[1913 Webster]
2. To instruct in, or imbue with, doctrines, principles or
ideologies, especially from a specific point of view which
may be partisan or biased; to strongly press one's own
point of view upon.
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
indoctrinate
v 1: teach doctrines to; teach uncritically; "The Moonies
indoctrinate their disciples"
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
27 Moby Thesaurus words for "indoctrinate":
alienate, beat into, brainwash, catechize, condition, corrupt,
counterindoctrinate, discipline, drill, imbue, implant, impregnate,
impress, inculcate, infix, infuse, inoculate, instill, instruct,
program, propagandize, reindoctrinate, school, subvert, teach,
train, win away