English dictionary
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English verb: spoonfeed | |||
| 1. | spoonfeed (consumption) feed with a spoon | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | feed, give | ||
| 2. | spoonfeed (communication) teach without challenging the students | ||
| Samples | This professor spoonfeeds his students. | ||
| Examples | The parents spoonfeed a French poem to the children | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | instruct, learn, teach | ||
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