spoon-feed
verb [T] (PROVIDE INFORMATION) /ˈspuːn.fiːd/ disapprovingDefinition
› to give someone so much help or information that they do not need to try themselves: By giving out printed sheets of facts and theories, the teachers spoon-fed us with what we needed for the exam.Giving, providing and supplying
(Definition of spoon-feed verb (PROVIDE INFORMATION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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