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to nourish

to nourish

49 3.2
To give food and care so a person, animal, or plant grows and stays healthy
  • verb
  • /ˈnɜrɪʃ/
translation icon : nutrir
  • She aims to nourish her child with healthy foods.
  • well-nourished
  • nourish plants and animals
  • nourish a new life

It's, it's a movement that nourishes me so deeply.

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Examples

  • Breastfeeding seems like a way for a mother to nourish a baby.

  • If I'm eating to enjoy it consciously and to nourish my body, that's great.

  • I am going to nourish my skin from the inside out.

  • And with plants, the purpose of the roots is to nourish the plant.

  • Bless this food and those it's about to nourish.

  • Then he'll bring you a meal to nourish your bodies in preparation for your glorious day.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • And I'm dedicating it to Mom and Dad, who nourish me with love.

  • Brilliant strategy number six, nourish your gut microbiome with fermented foods.

  • So glutamine is critical for actually nourishing those intestinal cells.

  • It sustains him, nourishes him.

Synonyms

to feed
vsto nourish
870 1.0

To give food to a person, animal, or plant

aims to provide what is necessary for growth health and good condition
to sustain
vsto nourish
222 3.9

To give a person or thing what it needs to live

focuses on supplying food or substances for growth health and good condition
to nurture
vsto nourish
155 3.5

To care for and encourage someone or something to grow

focuses specifically on supplying food or substances for physical growth and health
to nutrify
vsto nourish
8.8

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

is broader focusing on overall growth health and good condition
to aliment
vsto nourish
  • Archaic
9.9

To give food to a person, animal, or plant

focuses on supplying substances needed for growth health and good condition

Antonyms

134 3.0

To stop someone from eating so they become very hungry

100 3.5

Not caring for someone or something that needs care

Idioms

Help or trust someone who later harms you

How Nourished

to fortify
  • Specialized
8 3.9
to nourish
49 3.2
to feed
870 1.0
to starve
328 1.7

Surface Forms

nourish infinitive
nourished past
nourished past participle
nourishing present participle
nourishes third person singular

Etymology

Nourish comes from the Latin word nutrire, which means 'to feed', and the same root is in nutrition and nurse. So to nourish someone is to give food and care so they can grow and stay healthy.