Indoctrinate and Nurture

Indoctrinate

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

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

Nurture

Nurture verb - To help the growth or development of.

Indoctrinate and nurture are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Indoctrinate" instead a verb "Nurture".

Nearby Words: nurtured, nurturing

Common collocations

children indoctrinate children nurture children
races indoctrinate races nurture races
students indoctrinate students nurture students
minds indoctrinate minds nurture minds
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