Both Uses of
wean
in
Wuthering Heights
- The delirium was not fixed, however; having weaned her eyes from contemplating the outer darkness, by degrees she centred her attention on him, and discovered who it was that held her.†
Chpt 12
- The fancied object was not fixed, either: his eyes pursued it with unwearied diligence, and, even in speaking to me, were never weaned away.†
Chpt 34 *
Definition:
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(wean) to adapt toin various senses, including:
- "She was weaned at 3 months." -- a mammal's adaption to the removal of breastmilk (note this is the unqualified sense)
- "I weaned myself from cigarettes." -- adapted to the gradual removal of
- "I was weaned on progressive principals" -- raised on or adapted to at a very early age.