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Nourish

//ˈnʌɹ.ɪʃ// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A nurse. obsolete
Verb
  1. 1
    To feed and cause to grow; to supply with food or other matter which increases weight and promotes health. transitive

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

  2. 2
    provide with nourishment wordnet
  3. 3
    To support; to maintain; to be responsible for. transitive

    "I in Ireland nourish a mighty band."

  4. 4
    give nourishment to wordnet
  5. 5
    To encourage; to foster; to stimulate transitive

    "to nourish civility"

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  1. 6
    To cherish; to comfort. transitive

    "Ye have nourished your hearts."

  2. 7
    To educate or bring up; to nurture; to promote emotional, spiritual or other non-physical growth. transitive

    "Nourished up in the words of faith."

  3. 8
    To promote growth; to furnish nutriment. intransitive

    "This type of nourishes very well."

  4. 9
    To gain nourishment. intransitive, obsolete

    "a kingdom may have good limbs, but will have empty veins, and nourish little"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English norischen, from Old French nouriss-, stem of one of the conjugated forms of norrir, from Latin nutriō (“to suckle, feed, foster, nourish, cherish, preserve, support”).

Etymology 2

From Middle English norischen, from Old French nouriss-, stem of one of the conjugated forms of norrir, from Latin nutriō (“to suckle, feed, foster, nourish, cherish, preserve, support”).

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