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Weaning and the computer

1.

weaning

the act or process of causing a baby or young animal to stop feeding on its mother's milk and to start eating other food:

2.

neglect

to not give enough care or attention to people or things that are your responsibility

3.

substitute

to use something or someone instead of another thing or person

4.

carry out

to do or complete something, especially that you have said you would do or that you have been told to do

5.

ingest

to eat or drink something

6.

intense

extreme and forceful or (of a feeling) very strong

7.

violently

in a forceful way that causes people to be hurt, strongly or extremely

8.

backwards

towards the direction that is opposite to the one in which you are facing or opposite to the usual direction

9.

surrender

to stop fighting and admit defeat:They would rather die than surrender (to the invaders).

If you surrender to an experience or emotion, you stop trying to prevent or control it:I finally surrendered to temptation, and ate the last piece of chocolate.

10.

common

the same in a lot of places or for a lot of people

11.

accustom

to make someone familiar with new conditions:It takes awhile to accustom yourself to working at night.

12.

virtually

almost, using computer technology over the internet, and not involving people physically going somewhere

13.

steady

not moving or changing suddenly; happening in a smooth, gradual, and regular way, not suddenly or unexpectedly.

14.

saccharin

a very sweet artificial substance that is used to replace sugar, especially by people who want to lose weight or who must not eat sugar

15.

take in

to eat

16.

judge

to form, give, or have as an opinion, or to decide about something or someone, especially after thinking carefully

17.

minutely

very carefully, or looking at every small detail:

18.

manipulate

to control something or someone to your advantage, often unfairly or dishonestly

19.

remark

to give a spoken statement of an opinion or thought

20.

swiftly

quickly or immediately

21.

satellite

a device sent up into space to travel around the earth, used for collecting information or communicating by radio, television, etc