"caregive" meaning in English

See caregive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: caregives [present, singular, third-person], caregiving [participle, present], caregave [past], caregiven [participle, past]
Etymology: Back-formation from caregiver. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ǵeh₂r-}}, {{back-formation|en|caregiver}} Back-formation from caregiver Head templates: {{en-verb|caregives|caregiving|caregave|caregiven}} caregive (third-person singular simple present caregives, present participle caregiving, simple past caregave, past participle caregiven)
  1. (rare, intransitive) To provide care, especially in the role as a caregiver Tags: intransitive, rare

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2010, Barbara Dunn, Linda Scott, Our Turn to Parent:",
          "text": "Encouraging men to caregive in their own way is a win-win for all.",
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          "ref": "2011, Frank Denton, Deborah Fretz, Byron Spencer, Independence and Economic Security in Old Age, page 277:",
          "text": "Using data from the Survey of Ageing and Independence conducted in 1991, McDonald (1996) found that retiring to caregive decreased the age of retirement for women by almost six years. The costs of retiring to caregive may be high.",
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          "ref": "2016, Jolene Brackey, Creating Moments of Joy Along the Alzheimer's Journey:",
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