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Nourish

Nourish Meaning & Definition
Nourish Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Nourish?

[v] provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"
[v] give nourishment to

Synonyms | Synonyms for Nourish: aliment | nurture | nutrify | sustain

Related Terms | Find terms related to Nourish: abet | advance | aid | aid and abet | aliment | ask for | breast-feed | care for | cherish | coddle | cosset | countenance | cradle | cultivate | dry-nurse | encourage | fatten | fatten up | feed | fondle | force-feed | fortify | foster | give encouragement | harbor | help | invite | keep | keep in countenance | lactate | lavish care on | look after | maintain | mother | nurse | nurture | nutrify | pamper | promote | provide for | spoon-feed | stimulate | strengthen | stuff | suckle | support | sustain | take care of | wet-nurse

See Also | carry | cater | feed | give | ply | provide | supply

Nourish In Webster's Dictionary

\Nour"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nourished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Nourishing}.] [OE. norisen, norischen, OF. nurir, nurrir, norir, F. norrir, fr. L. nutrire. Cf. {Nurse}, {Nutriment}, and see {-ish}.] 1. To feed and cause to grow; to supply with matter which increases bulk or supplies waste, and promotes health; to furnish with nutriment. He planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it. --Is. xliv. 14. 2. To support; to maintain. Whiles I in Ireland nourish a mighty band. --Shak. 3. To supply the means of support and increase to; to encourage; to foster; as, to nourish rebellion; to nourish the virtues. ``Nourish their contentions.'' --Hooker. 4. To cherish; to comfort. Ye have nourished your hearts. --James v. 5. 5. To educate; to instruct; to bring up; to nurture; to promote the growth of in attainments. --Chaucer. Nourished up in the words of faith. --1 Tim. iv. 6. Syn: To cherish; feed; supply. See {Nurture}.
\Nour"ish\, v. i. 1. To promote growth; to furnish nutriment. Grains and roots nourish more than their leaves. --Bacon. 2. To gain nourishment. [R.] --Bacon.
\Nour"ish\, n. A nurse. [Obs.] --Hoolland.

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