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to aliment

to aliment

9.9
To give food to a person, animal, or plant
  • verb
  • /ˈælɪmənt/
  • Archaic
translation icon : alimentar
  • The farmer will aliment the livestock with fresh hay each morning.

And then she goes, I will feed you once you find me.

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Examples

  • Every day, volunteers work hard to aliment the homeless by providing hot meals.

  • And then she goes, I will feed you once you find me.

  • We have an entire nation to feed it.

  • But right now you're in the stage of like, keep this baby alive, fed and growing.

  • Instead, we are turning our waste into nutrient rich dirt that I can then feed to my plants.

  • Mother's milk does not just feed the intestinal bacteria.

  • Fibre also is incredibly important for feeding, nourishing the microbiome.

  • She aliment her baby with healthy organic formula to ensure proper growth.

Synonyms

to feed
vsto aliment
870 1.0

To give food to a person, animal, or plant

is a general term for providing nourishment or sustenance
to nourish
vsto aliment
49 3.2

To give food and care so a person, animal, or plant grows and stays healthy

emphasizes general provision of nourishment rather than health or growth focus
to nutrify
vsto aliment
8.8

To give nutrients that help a person, animal, or plant grow

means general provision of nourishment rather than specific nutrient supply

Antonyms

328 1.7

To be very hungry and possibly die from no food

198 3.2

To take something important away from someone or stop them having it

How Nourishing

to nurture
155 3.5
to sustain
222 3.9
to nourish
49 3.2
to aliment
  • Archaic
9.9
to feed
870 1.0

Surface Forms

aliment infinitive
alimented past
alimented past participle
feeding present participle
aliments third person singular

Etymology

To aliment as a verb also comes from the Latin alere 'to nourish', so to aliment someone or something is simply to feed them or give them sustenance.