aliment

al·i·ment

 (ăl′ə-mənt)

n.

1. Something that nourishes; food.

2. Something that supports or sustains.

tr.v. (-mĕnt′) al·i·ment·ed, al·i·ment·ing, al·i·ments

To supply with sustenance, such as food: required by court order to aliment the abandoned family.

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[Middle English, from Latin alimentum, from alere, to nourish; see al- in Indo-European roots.]

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al′i·men′tal (-mĕn′tl) adj.

al′i·men′tal·ly adv.

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aliment

n

1. something that nourishes or sustains the body or mind

2. (Law) Scots law another term for alimony

vb

(tr) obsolete to support or sustain

[C15: from Latin alimentum food, from alere to nourish]

ˌaliˈmental adj

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al•i•ment

(n. ˈæl ə mənt; v. ˈæl əˌmɛnt)

n.

1. that which nourishes; nutriment; food.

2. that which sustains; means of support.

v.t.

3. to nourish or sustain; support.

[1470–80; < Latin alimentum, derivative of alere to feed]

al`i•men′tal, adj.

al`i•men′tal•ly, adv.

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aliment

Past participle: alimented
Gerund: alimenting

Imperative

aliment

aliment

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	aliment - a source of materials to nourish the body alimentation, nourishment, nutriment, sustenance, victuals, nutrition food, nutrient - any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue milk - produced by mammary glands of female mammals for feeding their young course - part of a meal served at one time; "she prepared a three course meal" dainty, goody, kickshaw, treat, delicacy - something considered choice to eat dish - a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner" fast food - inexpensive food (hamburgers or chicken or milkshakes) prepared and served quickly finger food - food to be eaten with the fingers ingesta - solid and liquid nourishment taken into the body through the mouth kosher - food that fulfills the requirements of Jewish dietary law meal, repast - the food served and eaten at one time mess - soft semiliquid food; "a mess of porridge" mince - food chopped into small bits; "a mince of mushrooms" puree - food prepared by cooking and straining or processed in a blender stodge - heavy and filling (and usually starchy) food wheat germ - embryo of the wheat kernel; removed before milling and eaten as a source of vitamins vitamin - any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism
Verb	1.	aliment - give nourishment to       nutrify, nourish feed, give - give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"

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aliment

noun

1. Something fit to be eaten:

bread, comestible, diet, edible, esculent, fare, food, foodstuff, meat, nourishment, nurture, nutriment, nutrition, pabulum, pap, provender, provision (used in plural), sustenance, victual.

Slang: chow, eats, grub.

2. That which sustains the mind or spirit:

bread, food, nourishment, nutriment, pabulum, pap, sustenance.

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Translations

alimentieren

alimentnourriturepâture