Home › Words › E › endoctrineendoctrineendoctrine means to teach; to indoctrinate.EtymologyFrom French endoctriner, from en- + doctrine.verbTo teach; to indoctrinate.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.indoctrinize 76% match — To indoctrinate. vs endoctrine →doctrination 75% match — indoctrination vs endoctrine →indoctrinatory 74% match — Serving to indoctrinate. vs endoctrine →doctrinize 74% match — To preach a doctrine. vs endoctrine →indoctrinate 74% match — To teach (a person) with a biased, one-sided or uncritical ideology; to brainwash. vs endoctrine →instruct 67% match — To teach by giving instructions. vs endoctrine →doctrinization 66% match — The preaching or promulgation of a doctrine. vs endoctrine →inform 65% match — To instruct, train (usually in matters of knowledge). vs endoctrine →