force-feed
To force a person or animal to ingest food, for example by stuffing food down the…To force a person or animal to ingest food, for example by stuffing food down the throat, or using a tube passed into the stomach.
Translations
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Meaning
3 sensesTo force a person or animal to ingest food, for example by stuffing food down the throat, or using a tube passed into the stomach.
They were ordered to force-feed the prisoners on hunger strike.
zwangsernähren
принуди́тельно корми́тьprinudítelʹno kormítʹ
To force someone to take in information or accept an ideology.
The teachers at this school tend to force-feed their students information, rather than encourage critical thinking and debate.
пи́чкатьpíčkatʹ
More broadly, also referring to forcing the drinking of a beverage or other liquid
- feed someone who will not or cannot eat
Forms
force-feeds, force-feeding, force-fed, force-fedirregular · Lesson
| Base form | force-feed · to force-feed |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | force-feeds |
| Present participle | force-feeding |
| Past simple | force-fed |
| Past participle | force-fed |
Tenses
force-feed · force-fed · will force-feed · have force-fedPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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