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spoon-feed definition

spoon·-feed (spo̵̅o̅n′fēd′)

transitive verb spoon-fed -·fed′, spoon-feeding -·feed′ing

  1. to feed with a spoon
  2. to pamper; coddle
  3. to treat, instruct, or inform in a manner that destroys initiative or curbs independent thought and action

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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