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to renourish

to renourish

1 5.3
To give food and nutrients again to people, animals or soil
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈnɜːrɪʃ/
translation icon : reabastecer
  • The doctor recommended foods high in vitamins to renourish her body after the intense training.
  • renourish the beach

Examples

  • We have a right to renourish our beaches and build elevated roads and bridges.

    Blog text (6)

  • Plans are now being evaluated to renourish the beach with sand that may become available from dredging of the access channel to the port at Viareggio (see Figure 1).

    Academic text (2008)

  • After the storm, volunteers worked to renourish the damaged coral reefs with new marine life.

  • The gardener applied compost to renourish the soil, ensuring the plants had the nutrients they needed.

Synonyms

to restore
vsto renourish
234 3.8

Make someone feel healthy and full of energy again

focuses on renewing by supplying food or nutrients after lack
to refresh
vsto renourish
50 2.8

Make someone or something feel full of energy and less tired

means supplying food or nutrients again, not only a brief boost
to nourish
vsto renourish
49 3.2

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

is specifically about giving food or nutrients again after deprivation
to revitalize
vsto renourish
  • US
45 4.8

To give new life and energy to something

does this by supplying actual food or nourishing substances again
to reinvigorate
vsto renourish
19 5.7

To give new energy and interest to a person or thing

focuses on restoring by supplying nourishment and nutrients again
to reenergize
vsto renourish
  • US
3 4.1

To give new energy and enthusiasm to a person or thing

aims instead to replace eaten or missing nutrients to restore health
to revivify
vsto renourish
  • Formal
1 8.5

To give new life and energy to people or things

achieves renewal through replenishing food or nutrients after shortage

Antonyms

to deprive
198 3.2

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

How Nourished

to replenish
43 4.3
to renourish
1 5.3
to nourish
49 3.2
to feed
870 1.0

Surface Forms

renourish infinitive
renourished past
renourished past participle
renourishing present participle
renourishes third person singular

Morphology

renourish = nourish (transparent) = re + nourish

This is a straightforward case of adding 're-' to 'nourish' with the ordinary meaning 'nourish again'.

Etymology

Renourish comes from the prefix re- meaning 'again' and nourish meaning 'to feed', and it shares the same root as nutrition. So to renourish something is to give it food or strength again after a time of loss or weakness.