as in to teach
to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field
indoctrinated children in proper safety procedures
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Bailey was part of a small army of bitcoin fanatics who indoctrinated Trump in all things bitcoin and helped turned him from a skeptic to an evangelist.
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Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024
For Putin, the specter of Nazis has provided a way to indoctrinate the nation, to insist that Ukraine has no right to exist.
—Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2022
The extremists that followed Bob Mathews were indoctrinated via a book titled The Turner Diaries, which was first published in 1978.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 10 Sep. 2024
State of play: I have been indoctrinated into the world of Boat Tram.
—Claire Reilly, Axios, 5 Sep. 2024
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Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024
For Putin, the specter of Nazis has provided a way to indoctrinate the nation, to insist that Ukraine has no right to exist.
—Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2022
The extremists that followed Bob Mathews were indoctrinated via a book titled The Turner Diaries, which was first published in 1978.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 10 Sep. 2024
State of play: I have been indoctrinated into the world of Boat Tram.
—Claire Reilly, Axios, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Indoctrinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indoctrinate. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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