indoctrinate into

indoctrinate (someone) into (something)

To teach someone the beliefs and practices of a particular organization or group. His defiance lately makes me think that those new friends of his have indoctrinated him into the ways of their gang.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

indoctrinate someone into something

to teach someone the ways of a group or some activity. The staff sought to indoctrinate Walter into the ways of office procedure. Todd indoctrinated Ken into camp life.
See also: indoctrinate
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • indoctrinate
  • indoctrinate (someone) into (something)
  • go to the stake
  • in defiance
  • bid defiance
  • defiance
  • bade
  • bidden
  • says who
  • Says who?
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In the absence of other independently accessible sources of information, such youths were relatively easy to indoctrinate into the Islamic cause.
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