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brainwash collapse: submit to brainwashing; indoctrinate forcibly; persuade completely, often through coercion; "The propaganda brainwashed many people"

inculcate collapse: teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions; "inculcate values into the young generation"

indoctrinate collapse: teach doctrines to; teach uncritically; "The Moonies indoctrinate their disciples"

instill collapse: enter drop by drop; "instill medication into my eye"; impart gradually; "Her presence instilled faith into the children"; "transfuse love of music into the students"

interrogate collapse: pose a series of questions to; "The suspect was questioned by the police"; "We questioned the survivor about the details of the explosion"; transmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response, as in telecommunication

inoculate collapse: impregnate with the virus or germ of a disease in order to render immune; insert a bud for propagation; introduce a microorganism into; introduce an idea or attitude into the mind of; "My teachers inoculated me with their beliefs"

preach collapse: speak, plead, or argue in favour of; "The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house"; deliver a sermon; "The minister is not preaching this Sunday"

teach collapse: an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718); accustom gradually to some action or attitude; "The child is taught to obey her parents"; impart skills or knowledge to; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat"

inspect collapse: look over carefully; "Please inspect your father's will carefully"

civilize collapse: raise from a barbaric to a civilized state; "The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized"

educate collapse: give an education to; "We must educate our youngsters better"; train to be discriminative in taste or judgment; "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry"

impregnate collapse: make pregnant; "He impregnated his wife again"; fertilize and cause to grow; "the egg was impregnated"; infuse or fill completely; "Impregnate the cloth with alcohol"; fill, as with a certain quality; "The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide"

quiz collapse: an examination consisting of a few short questions; examine someone's knowledge of something; "The teacher tests us every week"; "We got quizzed on French irregular verbs"

interview collapse: the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists; "my interviews with teenagers revealed a weakening of religious bonds"; conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting; discuss formally with (somebody) for the purpose of an evaluation; "We interviewed the job candidates"; go for an interview in the hope of being hired; "The job candidate interviewed everywhere"

ask collapse: make a request or demand for something to somebody; "She asked him for a loan"; consider obligatory; request and expect; "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons"; inquire about; "I asked about their special today"; "He had to ask directions several times"; direct or put; seek an answer to; "ask a question"; address a question to and expect an answer from; "Ask your teacher about trigonometry"; "The children asked me about their dead grandmother"; require or ask for as a price or condition; "He is asking $200 for the table"; "The kidnappers are asking a million dollars in return for the release of their hostage"

instruct collapse: give instructions or directions for some task; "She instructed the students to work on their pronunciation"; make aware of; "Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?"

implant collapse: a prosthesis placed permanently in tissue; become attached to and embedded in the uterus; "The egg fertilized in vitro implanted in the uterus of the birth mother with no further complications"; fix or set securely or deeply; "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum"

infuse collapse: introduce into the body through a vein, for therapeutic purposes; "Some physiologists infuses sugar solutions into the veins of animals"; undergo the process of infusion; "the mint tea is infusing"

inform collapse: give character or essence to; "The principles that inform modern teaching"; impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights"; act as an informer; "She had informed on her own parents for years"

examine collapse: question closely; observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect; "The customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your passport before you can enter the country"

infix collapse: an affix that is inserted inside the word; attach a morpheme into a stem word

enlighten collapse: give spiritual insight to; in religion; make understand; "Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal"

pump collapse: a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction; a low-cut shoe without fastenings; question persistently; "She pumped the witnesses for information"; deliver forth; "pump bullets into the dummy"; operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal; "pump the gas pedal"; raise (gases or fluids) with a pump; move up and down; "The athlete pumps weights in the gym"; draw or pour with a pump; flow intermittently; supply in great quantities; "Pump money into a project"

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