Govern and Indoctrinate

Govern

Govern verb - To exercise authority or power over.

Indoctrinate and govern are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Indoctrinate" instead a verb "Govern".

Indoctrinate

Indoctrinate verb - To cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field.
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Synonyms for Indoctrinate

Govern and indoctrinate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Govern" instead a verb "Indoctrinate".

Common collocations

people govern people indoctrinate people
lives govern lives indoctrinate lives
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