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- Dictionarynour·ish/ˈnəriSH/
verb
- 1. provide with the food or other substances necessary for growth, health, and good condition: "I was doing everything I could to nourish and protect the baby" Similar Opposite
- 2. keep (a feeling or belief) in one's mind, typically for a long time: "he has long nourished an ambition to bring the show to Broadway" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of NOURISH is nurture, rear. How to use nourish in a sentence. nurture, rear; to promote the growth of; to furnish or sustain with nutriment : feed…
to provide people or living things with food in order to make them grow and keep them healthy: Children need plenty of good fresh food to nourish them. She looks happy and well nourished. This cream is supposed to help nourish your skin. formal. If you nourish a feeling, belief, or plan, you think about it a lot and encourage it:
to sustain with food or nutriment; supply with what is necessary for life, health, and growth. to cherish, foster, keep alive, etc.: He had long nourished the dream of living abroad. to strengthen, build up, or promote: to nourish discontent among the workers; to nourish the arts in one's community. Synonyms: advance, back, aid, help, encourage.
/ˈnʌrɪʃ/ IPA guide. Other forms: nourished; nourishing; nourishes. When you nourish your imagination or your body, you give it what it needs to stay healthy and flourish (hey, that rhymes!). Whenever you eat a nutritious meal, you nourish your body.
To nourish a person, animal, or plant means to provide them with the food that is necessary for life, growth, and good health. The food she eats nourishes both her and the baby. [ VERB noun ]
nourish something (formal) to allow a feeling, an idea, etc. to develop or grow stronger. By investing in education, we nourish the talents of our children. There were hopes that the talks would nourish the fragile growth of good relations between the two countries.
to provide people or living things with food in order to make them grow and keep them healthy: Children need plenty of good fresh food to nourish them. She looks happy and well nourished. This cream is supposed to help nourish your skin. formal. If you nourish a feeling, belief, or plan, you think about it a lot and encourage it:
NOURISH definition: to provide living things with food in order to make them grow or stay healthy: . Learn more.
1. To provide with food or other substances necessary for life and growth; feed. 2. To foster the development of; promote: "Athens was an imperial city, nourished by the tribute of subjects" (V. Gordon Childe). 3. To keep alive; maintain: nourish a hope.
To supply the means of support and increase to; to encourage; to foster; as, to nourish rebellion; to nourish the virtues.
