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spoon-feed

[ spoon-feed, -feed ]

verb (used with object)

, spoon-fed, spoon-feed·ing.
  1. to cause to be spoon-fed.

spoon-feed

verb

  1. to feed with a spoon
  2. to overindulge or spoil
  3. to provide (a person) with ready-made opinions, judgments, etc, depriving him of original thought or action
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of spoon-feed1

First recorded in 1605–15
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Example Sentences

Waiters hoisting massive, gooey hazelnut dacquoise cakes spoon-feed the dancing guests encircling the stage.

Better let them go to hell in their own way than attempt to spoon-feed them.

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