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   Nour·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 feedprovide forsustainmaintainrare:nutrifyOpposite starve
   • ▪ enhance the fertility of (soil): "a clay base nourished with plant detritus"
   • 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 cherishnurturefosterharbornursekeep in one's mindentertainmaintainsustainholdhaveOpposite repressdiscourage

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French noriss-, lengthened stem of norir, from Latin nutrire ‘feed, cherish’.

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   • 1. nourisher noun

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   What does “nourish” mean?

   • Because the true meaning of the word “nourish” means“ to provide with the food or other substances necessary for growth, health, and good condition”. Forgive me but at no point in the definition does it say to ignore, to mislead (an individual or the public) or, to build off another’s back.

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   Is nourished an adjective or noun?

   • The word nourished is often used as an adjective, including in terms like well nourished, poorly nourished, undernourished, and malnourished. Things that nourish can be described with the adjective nourishing. The noun nourishment can refer to the act of nourishing or to something that nourishes.

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   What does it mean to nourishe a child?

   • Nourish means to promote healthy growth—to do or provide what’s needed for someone or something to be healthy and to grow and develop. The word is most commonly used in relation to food. Healthy food nourishes us. Parents try to nourish their children by feeding them healthy foods.

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   Where did the word nourish come from?

   • The first records of the word nourish come from the 1200s. It comes from the Latin verb nūtrīre, meaning “to feed” or “to care for.” The words nurture, nutrition, nutritious, and nurse are based on the same root.

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   1 day ago · nourish (third-person singular simple present nourishes, present participle nourishing, simple past and past participle nourished) ( transitive) To feed and cause to grow; to supply with food or other matter which increases weight and promotes health. ( transitive) To support; to maintain; to be responsible for. ( transitive) To encourage; to ...

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   1 nourish somebody/something to keep a person, an animal, or a plant alive and healthy with food, etc. All the children were well nourished and in good physical condition. Most plants are nourished by water drawn up through their roots. a lotion containing almond extract to nourish and revitalize the skin

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   NOURISH definition: to provide living things with food in order to make them grow or stay healthy: . Learn more.

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   nourish meaning: to provide living things with food in order to make them grow or stay healthy: . Learn more.

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   nourish meaning, definition, what is nourish: to give a person or other living thing t...: Learn more.

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   Define nourish. nourish synonyms, nourish pronunciation, nourish translation, English dictionary definition of nourish. tr.v. nour·ished , nour·ish·ing , nour·ish·es 1. To provide with food or other substances necessary for life and growth; feed.