hothoused
/ˈhɑtˌhaʊzd/
adjective
- Raised or developed in a hothouse; artificially accelerated or protected.
- The hothoused tomatoes had a perfect red color but less flavor.
- The hothoused seedlings were ready to transplant earlier than usual.
- The hothoused flowers bloomed in the middle of winter.
verb
- Past tense of hothouse: to raise or develop in a hothouse; to grow plants in a heated glass building.
- The farmer hothoused the vegetables so they would be ready for market early.
- They hothoused the orchids to protect them from the cold weather.
- We hothoused the rare seeds to give them the best chance of sprouting.
- To raise or train someone in a very sheltered, intense, or accelerated way, often to achieve quick results.
- The academy hothoused young musicians, pushing them to perform at a professional level.
- The company hothoused its interns through a rigorous three-month program.
- She was hothoused by her parents, taking extra classes in every subject.
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