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fledge

verb

/flɛdʒ/

Meaning

To develop wing feathers large enough for flight; to bring up until able to fly.

The young birds will fledge in a few weeks.

grow, mature, develop, fly

nest, grounded

young birds fledge, fledge chicks, eaglets fledge

to shorten a text without losing its meaning

to hold someone closely in your arms, or to accept or support something willingly

to make information known; to bestow or communicate

To confuse or puzzle someone completely.

to become progressively worse in quality, condition, or value

to say again or do again