| VERB | consumption | spoonfeed | feed with a spoon |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | spoonfeed | teach without challenging the students |
| Meaning | feed with a spoon. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Broader | feed, give | Give food to |
| Nouns | spoonfeeding | feeding someone (as a baby) from a spoon |
| Meaning | teach without challenging the students. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody | |
| Model | The parents spoonfeed a French poem to the children | |
| Example | "This professor spoonfeeds his students" | |
| Broader | teach, learn, instruct | Impart skills or knowledge to |
| Nouns | spoonfeeding | teaching in an overly simplified way that discourages independent thought |
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