force feed
/ˈfɔrsˌfid/
verb
- To force someone or something to eat or drink, especially against their will.
- The zookeepers had to force-feed the sick penguin to keep it alive.
- In some historical famines, prisoners were force-fed to prevent starvation.
- She refused to eat, so the nurse had to force-feed her through a tube.
- To force someone to learn or accept something, such as information or ideas, often in an overwhelming way.
- He felt the company was trying to force-feed its new policies on the employees without discussion.
- Advertisements constantly force-feed us messages about what we should buy.
- The teacher didn't want to force-feed the students facts; she wanted them to discover ideas on their own.