wean
41wean somebody on something — ˈwean sb on sth derived usually passive to make sb experience sth regularly, especially from an early age • He was weaned on a diet of rigid discipline and duty. Main entry: ↑weanderived …
42wean from — phrasal verb wean off or wean from Word forms wean off : present tense I/you/we/they wean off he/she/it weans off present participle weaning off past tense weaned off past participle weaned off wean someone off something to make someone gradually …
43wean off — phrasal verb wean off or wean from Word forms wean off : present tense I/you/we/they wean off he/she/it weans off present participle weaning off past tense weaned off past participle weaned off wean someone off something to make someone gradually …
44wean someone off — make (someone) give up a habit or addiction. → wean …
45wean — verb /wiːn/ a) To cease giving milk to an offspring. The cow has weaned her calf. b) To cease to depend on the mother for nourishment. The kittens are finally weaning …
46Wean — Among the Hebrews children (whom it was customary for the mothers to nurse, Ex. 2:7 9; 1 Sam. 1:23; Cant. 8:1) were not generally weaned till they were three or four years old …
47þwéan — þwéan1 sv/t6 3rd pres þwiehð past þwóg/on ptp geþwagen to wash, cleanse, (1) with object of that which is to be cleansed, (2) with object of that which is to be cleansed away; anoint …
48wean — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. separate, withdraw, deprive; estrange, grow up; alienate. See disuse. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. bring up, break of, stop suckling, detach, unaccustom, reconcile to; see also remove 1 …
49wean — To accustom a young mammal to food other than its mother s milk …
50wean — wɪËn v. break away from something one is accustomed to (i.e. a habit, nursing, etc.) …
