indoctrinate

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"Smartphones are now part and parcel of the way North Korea tries to indoctrinate people", says Mr Williams.

From BBC • May 30, 2025

Harrison, on the other hand, is “trying to indoctrinate my daughter into Tolkien’s world” despite his wife’s distaste.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 29, 2022

“The purpose is not to indoctrinate them or guide them in some kind of political philosophy. … The story is so much more complex than simply White people versus Black people,” Higginbotham said.

From Washington Post • Dec. 2, 2022

Do they think we want to indoctrinate kids?

From Slate • Oct. 28, 2022

In broad terms, all these publications were designed to indoctrinate specific groups of people, generally in their places of work.

From Area Handbook for Bulgaria by Baluyut, Violeta D.