spoonfeed

Other forms: spoonfeeding; spoonfeeds

Definitions of spoonfeed
  1. verb
    teach without challenging the students
    “This professor spoonfeeds his students”
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    type of:
    instruct, learn, teach
    impart skills or knowledge to
  2. verb
    feed with a spoon
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    type of:
    feed, give
    give food to
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