as in to teach
to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field
indoctrinated children in proper safety procedures
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For example, if ST Engineering can make advanced vehicles in a country with more space for production plants than Singapore, the company would collaborate and teach them how to build them in a co-production effort.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2026 -
Colleges and universities are teaching full courses dedicated to understanding Bad Bunny’s work as a site of critical inquiry.—
Dr. Carlos A Torre,
Hartford Courant,
7 Feb. 2026
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
10 Feb. 2026
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Years of disinvestment, inconsistent arts funding and bureaucratic contracting delays have hollowed out the robust infrastructure that allows these artists to educate fellow New Yorkers.—
Kimberly Olsen,
New York Daily News,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Indoctrinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indoctrinate. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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