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counterindoctrinate

counterindoctrinate verb: to indoctrinate (somebody) against a previously imparted doctrine.

Verb

counterindoctrinate (third-person singular simple present counterindoctrinates, present participle counterindoctrinating, simple past and past participle counterindoctrinated)

  1. (transitive) To indoctrinate (somebody) against a previously imparted doctrine.

Forms of counterindoctrinate

third-person singular presentcounterindoctrinates
present participlecounterindoctrinating
past participlecounterindoctrinated
pastcounterindoctrinated

Origin of counterindoctrinate

From counter- + indoctrinate.

Questions about counterindoctrinate

What does counterindoctrinate mean?
Counterindoctrinate means to indoctrinate (somebody) against a previously imparted doctrine.
What part of speech is counterindoctrinate?
Counterindoctrinate is a verb.
What is the past tense of counterindoctrinate?
The past tense of counterindoctrinate is counterindoctrinated.

Words near counterindoctrinate in the dictionary

  1. counterindicated
  2. counterindicates
  3. counterindicating
  4. counterindication
  5. counterindications
  6. counterindoctrinate
  7. counterindoctrinated
  8. counterindoctrinates
  9. counterindoctrinating
  10. counterindoctrination
  11. counterinduction

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