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title: indoctrination — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «indoctrination» in the school dictionary: Indoctrination is teaching someone to accept ideas or beliefs without questioning them or thinking for themselves. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# indoctrination

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**Who acts:** Indoctrination, someone, book, Good teaching, groups, She · **What happens:** teach, accept, question, think, train, believe · **To what, where:** someone, ideas, people, one side, indoctrination, children

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«indoctrination» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [indoctrination in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/indoctrination.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Indoctrination is teaching someone to accept ideas or beliefs without questioning them or thinking for themselves.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:indoctrination:m1:1
# text = Indoctrination is teaching someone to accept ideas or beliefs without questioning them or thinking for themselves.
1	Indoctrination	indoctrination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	teaching	teach	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	accept	accept	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
7	ideas	idea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	beliefs	belief	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
10	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	questioning	question	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
12	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	thinking	think	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	conj	_	_
15	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	themselves	themselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **teach** *speech: other* | present · progressive | Indoctrination | someone |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent someone=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **accept** | to-infinitive | someone *not said here* | ideas or beliefs |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent idea=Theme |
| 3 | **question** *speech: other* | gerund | someone *not said here* | ideas *= idea* |  |  |  |  | vn interrogate-37.1.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Recipient |
| 4 | **think** *speech: other* | gerund | someone *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for ideas *= idea* | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Training people to believe one side only, often by a group or government.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:indoctrination:m2:1
# text = Training people to believe one side only, often by a group or government.
1	Training	train	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	csubj	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	believe	believe	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
5	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	often	often	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	government	government	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **train** | gerund |  | people |  |  |  |  | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Theme |
| 2 | **believe** | to-infinitive |  | one side |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer side=Stimulus |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The book describes the indoctrination of children in a strict regime.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:indoctrination:x1:1
# text = The book describes the indoctrination of children in a strict regime.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	indoctrination	indoctrination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	strict	strict	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	regime	regime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | present | the book | the indoctrination of children in a strict regime |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent indoctrination=Theme |
| 2 | **indoctrinate** |  |  | children in a strict regime |  |  |  |  | nom indoctrination «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Good teaching encourages questions, not indoctrination.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:indoctrination:x2:1
# text = Good teaching encourages questions, not indoctrination.
1	Good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	teaching	teaching	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	encourages	encourage	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	questions	question	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	indoctrination	indoctrination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **encourage** | present | Good teaching | questions and indoctrination |  |  |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent question=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some groups use indoctrination to control their members.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:indoctrination:x3:1
# text = Some groups use indoctrination to control their members.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	groups	group	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	indoctrination	indoctrination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	control	control	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
7	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	members	member	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | some groups | indoctrination |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent indoctrination=Patient |
| 2 | **control** | to-infinitive | some groups *not said here* | groups's members |  |  |  |  | vn enforce-63 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent member=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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She escaped long indoctrination and learned to think freely.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:indoctrination:x4:1
# text = She escaped long indoctrination and learned to think freely.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	escaped	escape	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	indoctrination	indoctrination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	learned	learn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	think	think	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	freely	freely	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **escape** | past | She | long indoctrination |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme indoctrination=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **learn** | past | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **think** *speech: other* | to-infinitive | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  | freely *property* | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Propaganda is a tool of indoctrination.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:indoctrination:x5:1
# text = Propaganda is a tool of indoctrination.
1	Propaganda	propaganda	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	tool	tool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	indoctrination	indoctrination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Propaganda | a tool |  |  |  | of indoctrination | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The film warns about online indoctrination.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:indoctrination:x6:1
# text = The film warns about online indoctrination.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	warns	warn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	online	online	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	indoctrination	indoctrination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **warn** *speech: warn* | present | the film |  |  |  |  | about online indoctrination | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about indoctrination=Topic |

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