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transitive verb force-fed, force-feeding

to feed by force, esp. by means of a tube passing down the throat to the stomach

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transitive verb force-fed force-fed (-fĕdˌ), force-feed·ing, force-feeds

To compel to ingest food; feed forcibly, especially by mechanical means.
To force to assimilate: prisoners of war being force-fed the party line.

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