"fullfeed" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: fullfeeds [present, singular, third-person], fullfeeding [participle, present], fullfed [participle, past], fullfed [past]
Etymology: A back-formation from fullfeeding; equivalent to full- + feed. Etymology templates: {{backformation|en|fullfeeding|nocap=1}} back-formation from fullfeeding, {{prefix|en|full|feed}} full- + feed Head templates: {{en-verb|fullfeeds|fullfeeding|fullfed}} fullfeed (third-person singular simple present fullfeeds, present participle fullfeeding, simple past and past participle fullfed)
  1. (transitive) To overfeed; feed to fullness or excess; make plump; fatten. Tags: transitive Synonyms: full-feed Derived forms: fullfed

Inflected forms

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