Nourish

Quick meaning: Nourish is a noun meaning (transitive) To feed and cause to grow; to supply with food or other matter which increases weight and promotes health.

Meaning

(transitive) To feed and cause to grow; to supply with food or other matter which increases weight and promotes health.

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To support; to maintain; to be responsible for.
2. (transitive) To encourage; to foster; to stimulate
3. (transitive)To cherish; to comfort.
4. (transitive, of a person) To educate or bring up; to nurture; to promote emotional, spiritual or other non-physical growth.
5. (intransitive) To promote growth; to furnish nutriment.
6. (intransitive, obsolete) To gain nourishment.
7. (obsolete) A nurse.

Example Sentences

to nourish civility

to nourish a sense of self-worth

I in Ireland nourish a mighty band.

He planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it.

Word Forms

• nourishes
• nourishing
• nourished

Synonyms for nourish

Depending on context, synonyms include sustain, nurture, nutrify.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include nurture, nutrify, sustain, foster, cherish, populate.

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