"feed into" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: feeds into [present, singular, third-person], feeding into [participle, present], fed into [participle, past], fed into [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|feed<,,fed> into}} feed into (third-person singular simple present feeds into, present participle feeding into, simple past and past participle fed into)
  1. (transitive, of a river) To be a tributary of another river or waterway. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-feed_into-en-verb-3RHiZnR2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (into) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (into): 77 23
  2. (figurative) To perpetuate; to reinforce. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-feed_into-en-verb-CLekGRg8

Download JSON data for feed into meaning in English (1.7kB)

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        "(figurative) To perpetuate; to reinforce."
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