hothouse
hothouse · hothouses · hothoused · hothousing
To provide with an enriched environment with the aim of stimulating academic developmentTo provide (a child) with an enriched environment with the aim of stimulating academic development.
US/hˈɑthˌaʊs/
Meaning
1 sensesTo provide (a child) with an enriched environment with the aim of stimulating academic development.
Origin
From Middle English hothous, equivalent to hot + house.From Middle English hothous, equivalent to hot + house.
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Forms
hothouses, hothousing, hothoused, hothousedTenses
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedforcing house
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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