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nourish
nour·ish N0175900 (nûr′ĭsh)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.
[Middle English norishen, from Old French norrir, norriss-, from Vulgar Latin *nutrīre, from Latin nūtrīre; see (s)nāu- in Indo-European roots.]
nour′ish·er n.nourish (ˈnʌrɪʃ) vb (tr) 1. (Biology) to provide with the materials necessary for life and growth2. to support or encourage (an idea, feeling, etc); foster: to nourish resentment. [C14: from Old French norir, from Latin nūtrīre to feed, care for] ˈnourisher n ˈnourishing adj ˈnourishingly advnour•ish (ˈnɜr ɪʃ, ˈnʌr-)
v.t. 1. to sustain with food or nutriment; supply with what is necessary for life, health, and growth. 2. to cherish; keep alive: to nourish a hope. 3. to strengthen or promote; foster: to nourish the arts. [1250–1300; Middle English norisshe < Old French noriss-,norir < Latin nūtrīre to feed; compare nurse] nour′ish•er, n. nourish- alimony - From Latin alimonia, "nourishment" or "eating money," from alere, "to nourish," and mony, "result, resulting condition," it first meant "nourishment, support."
- alumnus, alumna, alumni - Alumnus and alumna stem from Latin alere, "to nourish or be nourished," now by a university; originally alumnus was a pupil and now it is a male graduate. Alumni refers to either sex.
- coalesce - Meaning "cause to grow together," it is from Latin co- and alere, "nourish."
- nurture - The verb was formed after the noun, which first referred (c. 1330) to a person's training or breeding. The word can be traced back to Latin nutritus, meaning "to nourish."
nourish
Past participle: nourished
Gerund: nourishing
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| I nourish | | you nourish | | he/she/it nourishes | | we nourish | | you nourish | | they nourish |
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| I nourished | | you nourished | | he/she/it nourished | | we nourished | | you nourished | | they nourished |
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| I am nourishing | | you are nourishing | | he/she/it is nourishing | | we are nourishing | | you are nourishing | | they are nourishing |
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| I have nourished | | you have nourished | | he/she/it has nourished | | we have nourished | | you have nourished | | they have nourished |
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| I was nourishing | | you were nourishing | | he/she/it was nourishing | | we were nourishing | | you were nourishing | | they were nourishing |
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| I had nourished | | you had nourished | | he/she/it had nourished | | we had nourished | | you had nourished | | they had nourished |
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| I will nourish | | you will nourish | | he/she/it will nourish | | we will nourish | | you will nourish | | they will nourish |
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| I will have nourished | | you will have nourished | | he/she/it will have nourished | | we will have nourished | | you will have nourished | | they will have nourished |
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| I will be nourishing | | you will be nourishing | | he/she/it will be nourishing | | we will be nourishing | | you will be nourishing | | they will be nourishing |
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| I have been nourishing | | you have been nourishing | | he/she/it has been nourishing | | we have been nourishing | | you have been nourishing | | they have been nourishing |
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| I will have been nourishing | | you will have been nourishing | | he/she/it will have been nourishing | | we will have been nourishing | | you will have been nourishing | | they will have been nourishing |
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| I had been nourishing | | you had been nourishing | | he/she/it had been nourishing | | we had been nourishing | | you had been nourishing | | they had been nourishing |
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| I would nourish | | you would nourish | | he/she/it would nourish | | we would nourish | | you would nourish | | they would nourish |
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| I would have nourished | | you would have nourished | | he/she/it would have nourished | | we would have nourished | | you would have nourished | | they would have nourished |
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, sustaincater, 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, nutrifyfeed, give - give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat" |
nourishverb1. 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.nourishverb1. To sustain (a living organism) with food:feed.2. To promote and sustain the development of:cultivate, foster, nurse, nurture.3. To hold and turn over in the mind:bear, harbor, nurse.Translationsnourish (ˈnariʃ) , ((American) ˈnə:-) verb to cause or help to grow, become healthy etc. 滋養, 助長 滋养，助长，使健壮 ˈnourishing adjective giving the body what is necessary for health and growth. nourishing food. 滋養的, 有營養的 滋养的，有营养的 ˈnourishment noun something that nourishes; food. Plants draw nourishment from the earth. 營養，營養品 食物，滋养品
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nourish a serpent in (one's) bosomTo befriend, look after, or take care of someone who proves to be traitorous, untrustworthy, deceitful, or ungrateful. (A less common variant of "nourish a viper in one's bosom.") I thought the profligate had seen the light and was seeking redemption, and so I took him into my care. But before long, I knew I had nourished a serpent in my bosom, as I awoke one morning to find myself robbed blind! I thought our love was not only mutual but indestructible; and yet, I have nourished a serpent in my bosom all these years: my darling husband has cast me out, having run off with a younger woman.See also: bosom, nourish, serpentnourish a viper in (one's) bosomTo befriend, look after, or take care of someone who proves to be traitorous, untrustworthy, deceitful, or ungrateful. I thought the profligate had seen the light and was seeking redemption, and so I took him into my care. But before long, I knew I had nourished a viper in my bosom, as I awoke one morning to find myself robbed blind! I thought our love was not only mutual but indestructible; and yet, I have nourished a viper in my bosom all these years: my darling husband has cast me out and run off with a younger woman.See also: bosom, nourish, vipernourish a snake in (one's) bosomTo befriend, look after, or take care of someone who proves to be traitorous, untrustworthy, deceitful, or ungrateful. I thought the profligate had seen the light and was seeking redemption, and so I took him into my care. But before long, I knew I had nourished a snake in my bosom, as I awoke one morning to find myself robbed blind! I thought our love was not only mutual but indestructible; and yet, I have nourished a snake in my bosom all these years: my darling husband has cast me out and run off with a younger woman.See also: bosom, nourish, snakedesires are nourished by delaysOne's interest in something will grow as one waits for it. A: "Ugh, I still haven't heard back from the recruiter at my dream job." B: "At least desires are nourished by delays."See also: by, delay, desire, nourishDesires are nourished by delays.Prov. The longer you have to wait for something you want, the more eager you will be to get it. The longer I had to postpone my trip to San Francisco, the more eagerly I wanted to go. Desires are nourished by delays.See also: by, delay, Desire, nourishviper in one's bosomAlso, snake in one's bosom. An ungrateful or treacherous friend, as in I got him dozens of freelance jobs, and then he told everyone I was a lousy musician-nothing like nourishing a viper in one's bosom . This metaphoric expression, often put as nourish a viper (or snake) in one's bosom, comes from Aesop's fable about a farmer who shelters a snake dying from the cold, which then fatally bites him after it recovers. It was referred to by Chaucer and Shakespeare, and appeared in numerous proverb collections. See also: bosom, viperviper in one's bosom, (nourish) aAn ungrateful and treacherous friend; an individual whom one has helped and who returns the favor with treachery. This term comes from Aesop’s fable about a peasant who brings indoors a snake dying from the cold and is fatally bitten as soon as the snake recovers. Chaucer was among the first of the many writers to use this metaphor, which also made its way into the proverb collections of John Ray (1670), James Kelly (1721), and Thomas Fuller (1732). The term is variously put as snake or viper.See also: viperEncyclopediaSeenourishmentnourish
nourish (nûr′ĭsh)tr.v. nour·ished, nour·ishing, nour·ishes To provide with food or other substances necessary for life and growth; feed.
nour′ish·er n.nourish
Synonyms for nourishverb feedSynonymsverb encourageSynonyms- encourage
- support
- maintain
- promote
- sustain
- foster
- cultivate
verb cherishSynonyms- cherish
- have
- hold
- entertain
- harbour
- cling to
Synonyms for nourishverb to sustain (a living organism) with foodSynonymsverb to promote and sustain the development ofSynonyms- cultivate
- foster
- nurse
- nurture
verb to hold and turn over in the mindSynonymsSynonyms for nourishverb provide with nourishmentSynonymsRelated Words- cater
- ply
- provide
- supply
- carry
verb give nourishment toSynonymsRelated Words |