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to nutrify

to nutrify

8.8
To give nutrients that help a person, animal, or plant grow
  • verb
  • /ˈnjuːtrɪfaɪ/
translation icon : nutrir
  • Eating a variety of fruits and vegetables will nutrify your body and improve your health.

Examples

  • Certain supplements are designed to nutrify the body at a cellular level.

  • The soil must nutrify the plants for healthy growth.

  • A balanced diet will thoroughly nutrify all your vital organs.

  • The new diet plan will nutrify your body.

  • How can we nutrify our meals better?

  • To ensure strong bones, it is essential to nutrify your diet with calcium-rich foods.

  • Adding herbs and spices can nutrify your meals while enhancing their flavor.

Synonyms

to feed
vsto nutrify
870 1.0

To give food to a person, animal, or plant

focuses on supplying nutrients broadly rather than the direct act of giving food
to nourish
vsto nutrify
49 3.2

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

focuses on supplying nutrients rather than stressing growth or health outcomes
to fertilize
vsto nutrify
  • US
12 3.4

To add plant food to soil or plants to help them grow

is more general in supplying nutrients than adding them into soil or plants
to fortify
vsto nutrify
  • Specialized
8 3.9

Add vitamins to food or drink to make it healthier

aims at supplying nutrients directly rather than enriching food products first
to fertilize the plant
vsto nutrify
  • US
1 2.3

To add plant food to help a plant grow

is broader and covers supplying nutrients beyond treating one plant
to aliment
vsto nutrify
  • Archaic
9.9

To give food to a person, animal, or plant

emphasizes supplying specific nutrients rather than long term sustenance
to vitaminize
vsto nutrify
7.7

To add vitamins to food to make it healthier

is about supplying nutrients in general rather than adding only vitamins

Antonyms

to starve
328 1.7

To be very hungry and possibly die from no food

to deprive
198 3.2

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

How Nourishing

to sustain
222 3.9
to enrich
85 3.9
to fortify
  • Specialized
8 3.9
to nutrify
8.8
to feed
870 1.0
to water
81 1.0

Surface Forms

nutrify infinitive
nutrified past
nutrified past participle
nutrifying present participle
nutrifies third person singular

Morphology

nutrify = nutrition (transparent) = nutri + ify

The verb is directly formed by adding the productive verb-forming suffix '-ify' to the 'nutri-' combining form (as in 'nutrition'), so the meaning 'to provide nourishment' is directly inferable.

Etymology

The word nutrify comes from the old Latin root nutri-, which means 'to nourish' and appears in common words like nutrition and nurture. The ending -fy means 'to make', so nutrify means 'to make nourished', which is why it means to give food or nutrients and help growth.