nour|ish

nour|ish
nour|ish «NUR ihsh», transitive verb.
1. a) to make grow, or keep alive and well, with food; feed; nurture: »

Milk is all we need to nourish our small baby. It's a' for the apple he'll nourish the tree (Robert Burns).

b) to supply; sustain; support: »

a river nourished by many small streams.

2. Figurative. to encourage; support; maintain; foster: »

to nourish a hope. I could find nothing to nourish my suspicion (Daniel Defoe).

[< Old French noriss-, stem of norrir, or nurrir < Latin nūtrīre feed]
nour´ish|er, noun.
nour´ish|ing|ly, adverb.

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  • nour´ish|er — nour|ish «NUR ihsh», transitive verb. 1. a) to make grow, or keep alive and well, with food; feed; nurture: »Milk is all we need to nourish our small baby. It s a for the apple he ll nourish the tree (Robert Burns). b) to supply; sustain; support …   Useful english dictionary

  • nour´ish|ing|ly — nour|ish «NUR ihsh», transitive verb. 1. a) to make grow, or keep alive and well, with food; feed; nurture: »Milk is all we need to nourish our small baby. It s a for the apple he ll nourish the tree (Robert Burns). b) to supply; sustain; support …   Useful english dictionary

  • nour|ish|ment — «NUR ihsh muhnt», noun. 1. food; nutriment; sustenance: »Their nourishment consisted entirely of the vegetables of their garden, and the milk of one cow (Mary W. Shelley). 2. the act or process of nourishing. 3. the condition of being nouried …   Useful english dictionary

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  • un|der|nour|ish|ment — «UHN duhr NUR ihsh muhnt», noun. lack of nourishment; not having enough food …   Useful english dictionary

  • un|der|nour|ish — «UHN duhr NUR ihsh», transitive verb. to provide with less food than is necessary, as for growth, maintenance of vigor, or health; give insufficient nourishment to …   Useful english dictionary

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  • nour·ish·ment — /ˈnɚrıʃmənt/ noun [noncount] : food and other things that are needed for health, growth, etc. These children are suffering because they lack proper/adequate nourishment. Soil provides nourishment to plants. often used figuratively intellectual …   Useful english dictionary

  • ish — ish·er·wood; ish·kash·mi; ish·kyl·dite; ish·ma·el; ish·ma·el·ite; ish·ma·el·it·ish; ish·ma·el·it·ish; is·land·ish; ivory tower·ish; jad·ish; jew·ish·ness; jin·go·ish; kent·ish; kent·ish·man; kick·ish; kit·ten·ish; knav·ish; knav·ish·ly;… …   English syllables

  • nour — nour·ish; nour·ish·able; nour·ish·er; nour·ish·ment; nour·i·ture; nour·ish·ing·ly; …   English syllables

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