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spoonfeed

/ spoonfeed /

verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1

teach without challenging the students

"This professor spoonfeeds his students"

Type of:

teach learn instruct

Derived:

spoonfeeding

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something with something

Somebody's (body part) ----s

Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE

verb Sense 2

feed with a spoon

Type of:

feed give

Derived:

spoonfeeding

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something with something

Semantic Complexity

29%

Sense Count

2

Total Synonyms

0

Total Relationships

7

Times Searched

2

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Related Words

teach learn instruct feed give