indoctrinate

Meanings

Verb

teach doctrines to; teach uncritically
- "The Moonies indoctrinate their disciples"
To teach (a person) with a biased, one-sided or uncritical ideology; to brainwash.
To teach and instill (something, to a person) in a biased, one-sided way.
To teach; to instruct.

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 15

indoctrinate is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
indoctrinate is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
indoctrinate is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

indoctrinate is a valid Words With Friends word