whats the meaning of indoctrinate?

Answer 1

It is essentially brainwashing.

It happens in many schools and most colleges in the United States as well as elsewhere. Basically the teachers teach kids what to think, not how to think. My kids didn't experience public school like most kids. They were engaged in independent studies or private tutoring with the emphasis on why and how more than the teachers opinion about how wonderful this politician is or how bad that country is. They ask intelligent questions and make me prove the answers. They take nothing for granted.

I'm very proud of them. One is very liberal, one fairly liberal, one is mainline conservative and one makes Rush Limbaugh look like a new dealer. We do have some discussion around here. Add Dad the atheist to Mom the born again Christian. I'll tell you, if you want a position, you can find it in my house...

Answer 2

To instruct in a body of doctrine or principles.
To imbue with a partisan or ideological point of view: a generation of children who had been indoctrinated against the values of their parents.
teach doctrines to; teach uncritically;

It doesn't have to be brainwash. It can be informative. Like "this is what the evolutionist teach".

Answer 3

To convince someone. For instance:

I'm going to indoctrinate you into a new way of washing your clothes.

I'm going to indoctrinate you into a new weird religion.

I've been indoctrinated to my new job yesterday and I think I'm going to like it.

Oh, he's trying to indoctrinate me into using a laptop instead of my desktop computer.

Answer 4

to fill with doctrine

or,

to teach somebody a belief, doctrine, or ideology thoroughly and systematically, especially with the goal of discouraging independent thought or the acceptance of other opinions

Answer 5

to force a point of view on someone to the extent that they can no longer consider any other point of view

Answer 6

To teach something.

Answer 7

brainwash