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teach vs spoonfeed

spoonfeed vs teach

teach and spoonfeed both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
teach No No Yes No
spoonfeed No No Yes No
As verbs, spoonfeed is a hyponym of teach; that is, spoonfeed is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than teach:
  • teach: impart skills or knowledge to
  • spoonfeed: teach without challenging the students
Other hyponyms of teach include develop, educate, prepare, train, indoctrinate, drill, catechise, catechize, reinforce, reward, induct, mentor, tutor, unteach, unteach, ground, lecture, talk, coach, train, edify, enlighten, condition.
teach (verb) spoonfeed (verb)
accustom gradually to some action or attitude teach without challenging the students
impart skills or knowledge to feed with a spoon
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