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apprentice

verb [T usually passive]
 
 
/əˈpren.tɪs/ US  /-t̬ɪs/ old-fashioned

Definition

to make someone an apprentice: Michelangelo was apprenticed to Ghirlandaio in Florence for three years.Teaching in general
(Definition of apprentice verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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