We need to nourish our spirit.
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Nourish
//ˈnʌɹ.ɪʃ//
Synonyms for "nourish" (62 found)
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Related words (31)
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1 entriesRelated terms
4 entriesderived
11 entriesmanner of
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14 entriesTranslations
63 translations across 27 languages.
Ancient Greek
3 entries- τρέφω verb (to feed and cause to grow)
- φέρβω verb (to feed and cause to grow)
- ἀλδαίνω verb (to feed and cause to grow)
Armenian
2 entries- կերակրել verb (to feed and cause to grow)
- սնուցել verb (to feed and cause to grow)
Bulgarian
4 entries- изхранвам verb (To support; to maintain.)
- отглеждам verb (To supply the means of support; to encourage; to foster)
- торя verb (To promote growth; to furnish nutriment.)
- храня verb (to feed and cause to grow)
Czech
2 entries- vyživovat verb (to feed and cause to grow)
- živit verb (to feed and cause to grow)
Esperanto
4 entries- eduki verb (to feed and cause to grow)
- eduki verb (To educate; to instruct; to bring up; to nurture)
- kreskigi verb (to feed and cause to grow)
- kreskigi verb (To educate; to instruct; to bring up; to nurture)
Finnish
1 entries- ravita verb (to feed and cause to grow)
French
1 entries- nourrir verb (to feed and cause to grow)
Friulian
1 entries- nudrî verb (to feed and cause to grow)
Galician
1 entries- nutrir verb (to feed and cause to grow)
German
4 entries- aufziehen verb (to feed and cause to grow)
- aufziehen verb (To educate; to instruct; to bring up; to nurture)
- ernähren verb (to feed and cause to grow)
- erziehen verb (To educate; to instruct; to bring up; to nurture)
Hindi
1 entries- पोषण verb (to feed and cause to grow)
Hungarian
1 entries- táplál verb (to feed and cause to grow)
Irish
2 entries- beathaigh verb (to feed and cause to grow)
- biathaigh verb (to feed and cause to grow)
Italian
4 entries- accrescere verb (To supply the means of support; to encourage; to foster)
- alimentare verb (To promote growth; to furnish nutriment.)
- confortare verb (To cherish; to comfort.)
- educare verb (To educate; to instruct; to bring up; to nurture)
Latin
2 entries- alere verb (to feed and cause to grow)
- alō verb (To supply the means of support; to encourage; to foster)
Māori
4 entries- whakamōmona verb (to feed and cause to grow)
- whakawairākau verb (to feed and cause to grow)
- whakawairākau verb (To promote growth; to furnish nutriment.)
- whāngai verb (To supply the means of support; to encourage; to foster)
Old English
1 entries- alan verb (to feed and cause to grow)
Old Irish
1 entries- ailid verb (to feed and cause to grow)
Portuguese
2 entries- nutrir verb (to feed and cause to grow)
- nutrir-se verb (To gain nourishment.)
Romanian
1 entries- nutri verb (to feed and cause to grow)
Russian
4 entries- вска́рмливать verb (to feed and cause to grow)
- корми́ть verb (to feed and cause to grow)
- пита́ть verb (to feed and cause to grow)
- расти́ть verb (to feed and cause to grow)
Sanskrit
1 entries- बिभर्ति verb (to feed and cause to grow)
Spanish
1 entries- nutrir verb (to feed and cause to grow)
Thai
1 entries- หล่อเลี้ยง verb (to feed and cause to grow)
Turkish
1 entries- beslemek verb (to feed and cause to grow)
Venetan
3 entries- norir verb (to feed and cause to grow)
- norir verb (To educate; to instruct; to bring up; to nurture)
- norir verb (To promote growth; to furnish nutriment.)
Welsh
2 entries- maethu verb (to feed and cause to grow)
- porthi verb (to feed and cause to grow)
Sample sentences
23 total sentences available.
The mother used her own milk to nourish the baby.
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It's important to nourish your children with good food.
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He can nourish his elephant, but cannot nourish his child.
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