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nour·ish  (nûrsh, nr-)

tr.v. nour·ished, nour·ish·ing, nour·ish·es

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.

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[Middle English norishen, from Old French norrir, norriss-, from Vulgar Latin *nutrre, from Latin ntrre; see (s)nu- in Indo-European roots.]

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nourish·er n.

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nourish [ˈnʌrɪʃ]

vb (tr)

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) to provide with the materials necessary for life and growth

2. to support or encourage (an idea, feeling, etc.); foster to nourish resentment

[from Old French norir, from Latin nūtrīre to feed, care for]

nourisher  n

nourishing  adj

nourishingly  adv

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	nourish - provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children" nurture, sustain cater, ply, provide, supply - give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests" carry - be able to feed; "This land will carry ten cows to the acre"
	2.	nourish - give nourishment to aliment, nutrify feed, give - give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"

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nourish

verb

1. feed, supply, sustain, nurture The food the mother eats nourishes both her and her baby.

2. encourage, support, maintain, promote, sustain, foster, cultivate This attitude has been carefully nourished by a small group of journalists and scholars.

3. cherish, have, hold, entertain, harbour, cling to They continued to nourish hopes of victory.

Translations

nourish [ˈnʌrɪʃ] VT

1. (lit) → alimentar, nutrir
to nourish sb on sth → alimentar a algn con algo

2. (fig) → fomentar, nutrir

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nourish [ˈnʌrɪʃ] vt

[+ person, animal, plant] → nourrir

[+ feeling, belief] → entretenir

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nourish

vt

(lit) → nähren; person → ernähren; leather → pflegen; a good diet nourished her back to health → gute Ernährung brachte sie wieder zu Kräften

(fig) hopes etc → nähren, hegen; literature to nourish their minds → Literatur als geistige Nahrung

vi → nahrhaft sein

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nourish [ˈnʌrɪʃ] vt → nutrire

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nourish [ˈnʌrɪʃ] vt → nutrire

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nourish

v nourish [ˈnariʃ, (American ) ˈnə:-]

to cause or help to grow, become healthy etc. voed يُغَذّي подхранвам živit, vyživovat nære; give næring (er)nähren τρέφω, βοηθώ στην ανάπτυξη alimentar, nutrir toitma کمک به رشد کردن vahvistaa nourrir לְטַפֵּחַ पालन, पोषण करना, बढा़वा देना hraniti,njegovati táplál memberi makan næra nutrire 栄養を与える 영양분(자양분)을 주다 maitinti, puoselėti barot; lolot memberi khasiat voeden gi næring, fø odżywiać alimentar a nutri, a hrăni питать, кормить živiť hraniti hraniti ge näring åt เลี้ยงดู beslemek 滋養, 使健壯 годувати; плекати پرورش کرنا nuôi dưỡng 滋养, 使健壮

adj nourishing

giving the body what is necessary for health and growth nourishing food. voedsaam مُغَذٍّ подхранващ výživný nærende nahrhaft θρεπτικός alimenticio, nutritivo toitev مغذى؛ مقوى ravitseva nourrissant מְזִין पुष्टिकारक hranjiv tápláló bergizi nærandi, næringarríkur nutriente 栄養のある 영양이 많은 maistingas barojošs berkhasiat voedzaam nærende, sunn pożywny nutritivo hrănitor питательный výživný hranljiv hranjenje närande ซึ่งเลี้ยงดู besleyici 滋養的, 有營養的 поживний قوت بخش bổ dưỡng 滋养的, 有营养的

n nourishment

something that nourishes; food Plants draw nourishment from the earth. voeding غِذاء، تَغْذِيَه подхранване výživa; jídlo føde; næring die Nahrung τροφή alimento toit غذا؛ قوت ravinto nourriture מָזוֹן पुष्टिकारक पदार्थ hrana,hranjenje táplálék makanan næring nutrimento 栄養 영양물 maistas, maitinimas, maistingos medžiagos barība khasiat voeding (er)næring pożywienie alimento hrană питание; пища výživa hrana hrana näring, föda อาหารที่บำรุงร่างกาย besin, gıda, yiyecek 滋養品 годування; їжа غذا، خوراک chất dinh dưỡng 滋养品