indoctrine

transitive verb

-ed/-ing/-s

archaic

: indoctrinate

Word History

Etymology

alteration (influenced by English in- entry 2) of Middle English endoctrinen, from Middle French endoctriner, from Old French, from en- en- entry 1 + doctrine (noun)

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