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nourish

(nʌrɪʃ, US nɜːrɪʃ)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense nourishes, present participle nourishing, past tense, past participle nourished
1. verb
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]
...microbes in the soil which nourish the plant. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: feed, supply, sustain, nurture More Synonyms of nourish
nourishing adjective
Most of these nourishing substances are in the yolk of the egg.
...sensible, nourishing food.
Synonyms: nutritious, beneficial, wholesome, healthful More Synonyms of nourish
2. verb
To nourish something such as a feeling or belief means to allow or encourage it to grow.
Journalists on the whole don't create public opinion. They can help to nourish it. [VERB noun]
...a current of thought which has been nourished by historical tradition. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: encourage, support, maintain, promote More Synonyms of nourish
3.  See also -nourished
More Synonyms of nourish

nourish in British English

(ˈnʌrɪʃ)
verb (transitive)
1. 
to provide with the materials necessary for life and growth
2. 
to support or encourage (an idea, feeling, etc); foster
to nourish resentment
Derived forms
nourisher (ˈnourisher)
noun
nourishing (ˈnourishing)
adjective
nourishingly (ˈnourishingly)
adverb
Word origin
C14: from Old French norir, from Latin nūtrīre to feed, care for

nourish in American English

(ˈnɜrɪʃ)
verb transitive
1. 
to feed or sustain (any plant or animal) with substances necessary to life and growth
2. 
to foster; develop; promote (a feeling, attitude, habit, etc.)
Derived forms
nourisher (ˈnourisher)
noun
Word origin
ME norischen < OFr extended stem of norrir < L nutrire: see nurse

Examples of 'nourish' in a sentence
nourish

It left my face feeling nourished.
The Sun (2017)
Organic wine begins with the microbes in the soil which nourish the plant.
Lockspeiser, Jerry & Gear, Jackie Thorsons Organic Wine Guide (1991)
Left my skin feeling nourished and smooth.
The Sun (2008)
Will eating this food nourish or destroy my body in the short and long run?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We need more than food to nourish us.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
But we want to know that all patients have nourishing and appetising food.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Both the art and the food nourish you.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It is reaching outwards to nourish its life.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Because you want to give your body good nourishing food so you have more energy or feel happier?
The Sun (2015)
Stock your cupboards with nourishing food, bump up your exercise and take time to chill out.
The Sun (2011)
A blend of essential oils that leaves skin feeling nourished and doubles up as a body scent.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
And already this belief helps nourish a central strand of the postmodern condition: a powerful inability to take things seriously.
Christianity Today (2000)
For day-to-day existence, one needs something far more nourishing and profound.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The facilities were basic, but for the many thousands of employees, they provided nourishing food at a reasonable price.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)

In other languages
nourish

British English: nourish VERB
To nourish a person, animal, or plant means to give them the food that they need to live, grow, and be healthy.
The food she eats nourishes both her and the baby.
  • American English: nourish
  • Brazilian Portuguese: nutrir
  • Chinese: 为…提供营养
  • European Spanish: alimentar
  • French: nourrir
  • German: ernähren
  • Italian: nutrire
  • Japanese: 栄養物を与える
  • Korean: 영양분을 공급하다
  • European Portuguese: nutrir
  • Latin American Spanish: alimentar

Chinese translation of 'nourish'

nourish

(ˈnʌrɪʃ)

vt

  1. [person] 养(養)育 (yǎngyù)
  2. [plant] 滋养(養) (zīyǎng)
1 (verb) 
Definition
to provide with the food necessary for life and growth
The food the mother eats nourishes both her and her baby.
Synonyms
feed
Feeding a hungry family is expensive.
supply
sustain
not enough food to sustain a mouse
nurture
2 (verb) 
Definition
to encourage or foster (an idea or feeling)
This attitude has been carefully nourished by a small group of journalists and scholars.
Synonyms
encourage
Their task is to encourage private investment in Russia.
support
I have children to support, and a home to be maintained.
maintain
the basic costs of maintaining a child
promote
His country will do everything possible to promote peace.
sustain
He has sustained his fierce social conscience.
foster
They are keen to foster trading links with the West.
cultivate
She went out of her way to cultivate his friendship.
3 (verb) 
They continued to nourish hopes of victory.
Synonyms
cherish
She cherished an ambition to be an actor.
have
I want to have my own business.
hold
She has never held a ministerial post.
entertain
I wouldn't entertain the idea of doing such a job.
harbour
He harboured a grudge against his superior.
cling to
nurse
He nursed an ambition to lead his own orchestra.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of cultivate
Definition
to develop or improve (something) by giving special attention to it
She went out of her way to cultivate his friendship.
Synonyms
foster,
further,
forward,
encourage
in the sense of entertain
Definition
to consider (an idea or suggestion)
I wouldn't entertain the idea of doing such a job.
Synonyms
consider,
support,
maintain,
imagine,
think about,
hold,
foster,
harbour,
contemplate,
conceive of,
ponder,
cherish,
bear in mind,
keep in mind,
think over,
muse over,
give thought to,
cogitate on,
allow yourself to consider,
NtRtain
in the sense of foster
Definition
to promote the growth or development of
They are keen to foster trading links with the West.
Synonyms
develop,
support,
further,
encourage,
feed,
promote,
stimulate,
uphold,
nurture,
cultivate,
foment

Synonyms of 'nourish'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of harbour
Definition
to maintain secretly in the mind
He harboured a grudge against his superior.
Synonyms
hold,
bear,
maintain,
nurse,
retain,
foster,
entertain,
nurture,
cling to,
cherish,
brood over
in the sense of have
Definition
to possess
I want to have my own business.
Synonyms
own,
keep,
possess,
hold,
retain,
occupy,
boast,
be the owner of
in the sense of hold
Definition
to have responsibility for
She has never held a ministerial post.
Synonyms
occupy,
have,
fill,
maintain,
retain,
possess,
hold down (informal),
HD
in the sense of maintain
Definition
to enable a person to have the money, food and other things he or she needs to live
the basic costs of maintaining a child
Synonyms
support,
look after,
keep,
finance,
feed,
sustain,
take care of,
provide for,
nurture,
nourish
in the sense of nurse
Definition
to harbour or foster (a feeling)
He nursed an ambition to lead his own orchestra.
Synonyms
harbour,
have,
maintain,
preserve,
entertain,
cherish,
keep alive
in the sense of nurture
Synonyms
nourish,
feed,
nurse
in the sense of promote
Definition
to work for
His country will do everything possible to promote peace.
Synonyms
help,
back,
support,
further,
develop,
aid,
forward,
champion,
encourage,
advance,
work for,
urge,
boost,
recommend,
sponsor,
foster,
contribute to,
assist,
advocate,
stimulate,
endorse,
prescribe,
speak for,
nurture,
push for,
espouse,
popularize,
gee up
in the sense of support
Definition
to provide the necessities of life for (a family or person)
I have children to support, and a home to be maintained.
Synonyms
provide for,
maintain,
look after,
keep,
fund,
finance,
sustain,
foster,
take care of,
subsidize
in the sense of sustain
Definition
to keep up the strength or energy of (someone)
not enough food to sustain a mouse
Synonyms
keep alive,
nourish,
provide for
in the sense of sustain
Definition
to maintain or continue for a period of time
He has sustained his fierce social conscience.
Synonyms
maintain,
continue,
keep up,
prolong,
keep going,
keep alive,
protract
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