nourish

  • 21nourish — nour·ish nər ish, nə rish vt to furnish or sustain with nutriment: FEED …

    Medical dictionary

  • 22nourish — Synonyms and related words: abet, advance, aid, aid and abet, aliment, ask for, breast feed, care for, cherish, coddle, cosset, countenance, cradle, cultivate, dry nurse, encourage, fatten, fatten up, feed, fondle, force feed, fortify, foster,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 23nourish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. nurture, sustain, feed, foster, support, maintain. See aid, food, provision. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. feed, supply, sustain; see feed , provide 1 , support 5 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. feed …

    English dictionary for students

  • 24nourish — see NURSE …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 25nourish — v. a. [norysy]. RG. 434, [norischi]. 1876 B …

    Oldest English Words

  • 26nourish — nour·ish || nÉœrɪʃ / nÊŒ v. feed; support; nurture …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 27nourish — verb 1》 provide with the food or other substances necessary for growth and health.     ↘enhance the fertility of (soil). 2》 keep (a feeling or belief) in one s mind for a long time. Derivatives nourisher noun nourishing adjective nourishingly… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 28nourish — v. a. 1. Nurture, nurse, feed, tend, supply with food or nutriment, furnish sustenance to. 2. Support, maintain, provide for. 3. Train, educate, instruct, breed, bring up. 4. Cherish, encourage, foster, promote, succor, foment. 5. Cherish,… …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 29nourish — verb (T) 1 to give a person or other living thing the food they need in order to live, grow, and stay healthy: a well nourished baby 2 formal to keep a feeling, idea, or belief strong or help it to grow stronger: The beauty of the region has… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 30nourish — v 1. feed, nurture, provide for, care for, take care of, cherish; foster, bring up, rear, raise, cultivate, breed; nurse, harbor, keep, hold, sustain, maintain. 2. strengthen, promote, foster, further, encourage, stimulate; boost, advance,… …

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