The Only Use of
wean
in
Frankenstein - 1831 version
- The first of those sorrows which are sent to wean us from the earth had visited her, and its dimming influence quenched her dearest smiles.
p. 95.7wean = help adapt to the gradual removal of
Definition:
to adapt to
in 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.