Indoctrinate
Indoctrinate verb - To cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field.
Usage example: indoctrinated children in proper safety procedures
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Lead and indoctrinate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lead" instead a verb "Indoctrinate".
Nearby Words: indoctrination, indoctrinating
Lead
Lead verb - To give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed.
Usage example: the salesclerk led us through the maze of options now available to television buyers
Indoctrinate and lead are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Indoctrinate" instead a verb "Lead".
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They live on a graveyard moon and are lead by an insane, dark Jedi whose only purpose is to spread her drug and indoctrinate more people into her cult to serve as her slaves.
Source: Religion of Evil -
Protagonist-Centered Morality: The film treats the Christians as oppressed and victims because the teachers are not allowed to lead prayers and indoctrinate the students into Christianity during school hours.
Source: Film / God's Not Dead 2
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