indoctrinize
indoctrinize verb: to indoctrinate.
Verb
indoctrinize (third-person singular simple present indoctrinizes, present participle indoctrinizing, simple past and past participle indoctrinized)
- To indoctrinate.
- But again, I repeat, if Southern Baptists ever expect to evangelize and indoctrinize the people of the South we must go out to the 25,000,000 and more round about our country churches, before the floodtide of isms engulfs these little churches and the unionizers compromise and eliminate them.1922, Southern Baptist Handbook, page 328
- Their first attempt in this line will be to liquidate Christian schools and alienate Christian atmoshere in education and indoctrinize the youth as is traditional with Communist party in every country.1962, Antony Pudichery, A Challenge to Educational Rights in Kerala State, India
Forms of indoctrinize
| third-person singular present | indoctrinizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | indoctrinizing |
| past participle | indoctrinized |
| past | indoctrinized |
| alternative form | indoctrinise |
Origin of indoctrinize
From in- + doctrine + -ize.
Questions about indoctrinize
- What does indoctrinize mean?
- Indoctrinize means to indoctrinate.
- What part of speech is indoctrinize?
- Indoctrinize is a verb.
- What is the past tense of indoctrinize?
- The past tense of indoctrinize is indoctrinized.
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