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spoon-feed

verb [T] (PROVIDE INFORMATION)
 
 
/ˈspuːn.fiːd/ disapproving

Definition

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
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