nourish
/ˈnʌɹ.ɪʃ/ verb B2- To feed and cause to grow; to supply with food or other matter which increases weight and promotes health.
- To support; to maintain; to be responsible for.
- To encourage; to foster; to stimulate · to nourish civility· to nourish a sense of self-worth
- To cherish; to comfort.
- To educate or bring up; to nurture; to promote emotional, spiritual or other non-physical growth.
- To promote growth; to furnish nutriment. · This type of nourishes very well.
He/she/it nourishes · Past nourished · Past participle nourished · -ing form nourishing
Verb forms
- Base form
- nourish
- He/she/it
- nourishes
- Past
- nourished
- Past participle
- nourished
- -ing form
- nourishing
From the library
Everything nourishes what is strong already.
A HEN finding the eggs of a viper and carefully keeping them warm, nourished them into life.
Dantès gazed on the man who could thus philosophically resign hopes so long and ardently nourished with an astonishment mingled with admiration.
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