Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To accustom to bad habits; spoil by indulgence; pamper.
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- verb transitive, obsolete To
accustom to badhabits ;spoil byindulgence ;pamper .
Etymologies
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From Middle English forwenien, forwanien, from Old English *forwenian ("to spoil"), from Proto-Germanic *frawanjanan (“to spoil”), equivalent to for- + wean. Compare Middle Low German vorwenen ("to forwean"), German verwöhnen ("to spoil, pamper, indulge"), Danish forvænne ("to indulge").
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