WEAN


Meaning of WEAN in English

verb

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADVERB

off

That is, users are given smaller and smaller daily amounts of the drug until they are presumably weaned off opioids altogether.

They were gradually weaned off the drugs and Valnet treated them with internal doses of essential oils instead.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Some infants are weaned at six months.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

I remember thinking that, and may have made a significant advance toward weaning myself away from childish ways and thoughts.

That is, users are given smaller and smaller daily amounts of the drug until they are presumably weaned off opioids altogether.

The doctor never told me to wean him off the drug-to watch out for depression, anything.

The vote came on an amendment to a sweeping farm bill aimed at weaning farmers from federal subsidies.

Therefore puppies housed after weaning in insanitary surroundings are at greatest risk from this vice.

When she weans them on to meat she usually feeds them from the kill before she herself eats.

You may have to use live Guppies and Goldfish before weaning on to dead foods.

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