indoctrinating
present participle ofindoctrinate
indoctrinate
verb[T]
disapprovinguk/ɪnˈdɒk.trɪ.neɪt/us/ɪnˈdɑːk.trə.neɪt/to oftenrepeatanideaorbeliefto someone until theyacceptit withoutcriticismorquestion:
Someparentswerecriticalofattemptsto indoctrinatechildreningreenideology.
They have been indoctrinated bytelevisiontobelievethatviolenceisnormal.
Saying again
- dinsomethingintosomeone
- drill
- drum
- drumsomethingintosomeone
- flog
- flogyourselfto deathidiom
- hammer
- iterate
- labour
- labour the pointidiom
- reaffirm
- rehearse
- relay
- rephrase
- restate
- restatement
- retell
- retread
- retweet
- run over/throughsomething
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indoctrinating
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
These works served as a vehicle for socializing,indoctrinating, and conscripting members to the nationalist cause.
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These were played through a large megaphone to give the feeling of theindoctrinatingvoice.
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Suddenly, the general public - which you view with such scorn, except when it is a question ofindoctrinatingit - is beginning to wonder.
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It is a tried and trusted regime ofindoctrinatingpeople into the civil service for even just a short time.
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No member of the delegation heard any talk aboutindoctrinatingpeople for war.
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That can be achieved only byindoctrinatingthe younger generation and for that they need time.
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He took a great part in raising andindoctrinating47 at the asylum, where 47 was kept a prisoner until he matured.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The protest claimed that by baptising infants (and byindoctrinatingchildren with church customs), the church was suppressing individual free will.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Film is considered to be an important art form, a source of popular entertainment and a powerful method for educating orindoctrinatingcitizens.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Agencies moved from subverting unions to screening out union sympathizers during hiring,indoctrinatingworkforces, and propagandizing against unions.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Swift devoted a great deal of time toindoctrinatingemployees and teaching them the companys methods and policies.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.She also voiced opinions on local issues, especially the government-run (i.e. public) education system and was among the earliest to recognize its role inindoctrinatingchildren.
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