About The Word Nourish
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Nourish
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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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