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fledge

Syllabification: (fledge)

Pronunciation: /flej/

Definition of fledge

verb

[no object]

1(of a young bird) develop wing feathers that are large enough for flight.
[with object] bring up (a young bird) until its wing feathers are developed enough for flight.

2 [with object] provide (an arrow) with feathers.

Origin:

mid 16th century: from the obsolete adjective fledge 'ready to fly,' from Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vlug 'quick, agile', also to fly¹