Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To feed (another) with a spoon.
- transitive verb To treat (another) in a way that discourages independent thought or action, as by overindulgence.
- transitive verb To provide (another) with knowledge or information in an oversimplified way.
- transitive verb To provide (knowledge or information) in an oversimplified way.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To help somebody (usually a
baby ) toeat using aspoon . - verb To overly
pamper or indulge someone, so that they do not act or think for themselves. - verb To deliver information in as basic a manner as possible.
Etymologies
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Examples
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They don't need me to spoon-feed them and I have no problem becoming more passive and let events come to pass without further comment from here.
Safety in Michoacan 2009
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As such, I appreciate that the film didn't spoon-feed the basics, which allows it to concentrate on its sometimes wonky subject matter.
Scott Mendelson: Review: Moneyball Scott Mendelson 2011
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Eve Sussman says, the fact that you could have that reading is also really interesting - I never spoon-feed the audience everything - it's not TV, people can develop their own readings of it, even if you have watched it out of order, it still works.
Spread ArtCulture: Interview: Eve Sussman - on the making of her film, Rape of the Sabine Women Spread ArtCulture 2010
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They don't need me to spoon-feed them and I have no problem becoming more passive and let events come to pass without further comment from here.
Safety in Michoacan 2009
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Eve Sussman says, the fact that you could have that reading is also really interesting - I never spoon-feed the audience everything - it's not TV, people can develop their own readings of it, even if you have watched it out of order, it still works.
Spread ArtCulture: Interview: Eve Sussman - on the making of her film, Rape of the Sabine Women Spread ArtCulture 2010
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They don't need me to spoon-feed them and I have no problem becoming more passive and let events come to pass without further comment from here.
Safety in Michoacan 2009
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They don't need me to spoon-feed them and I have no problem becoming more passive and let events come to pass without further comment from here.
Safety in Michoacan 2009
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They don't need me to spoon-feed them and I have no problem becoming more passive and let events come to pass without further comment from here.
Safety in Michoacan 2009
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They don't need me to spoon-feed them and I have no problem becoming more passive and let events come to pass without further comment from here.
Safety in Michoacan 2009
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They don't need me to spoon-feed them and I have no problem becoming more passive and let events come to pass without further comment from here.
Safety in Michoacan 2009
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