Definition of Stemmed
Stemmed
Stem·med
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
Past tense of "stem", meaning to remove stems from plants or to originate from.
e.g. The gardener stemmed the roses to prepare them for arrangement.
(verb)
originated from something, or was caused by something;
e.g. Most of his problems stemmed from his poor self-esteem, so he knew he had to fix that.
(verb)
removed fruit, flowers, or leaves from their stems;
e.g. She stemmed the grapes and placed them in a bowl.
(verb)
slowed or restricted the flow of something, or stopped something undesirable from developing or spreading;
e.g. He cleverly stemmed the leak in the boat. They successfully stemmed the spread of the infection.
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