aliment

al·i·ment

A0201200 (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.

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

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.

aliment

Past participle: alimented
Gerund: alimenting

Imperative
aliment
aliment

Present
I aliment
you aliment
he/she/it aliments
we aliment
you aliment
they aliment

Preterite
I alimented
you alimented
he/she/it alimented
we alimented
you alimented
they alimented

Present Continuous
I am alimenting
you are alimenting
he/she/it is alimenting
we are alimenting
you are alimenting
they are alimenting

Present Perfect
I have alimented
you have alimented
he/she/it has alimented
we have alimented
you have alimented
they have alimented

Past Continuous
I was alimenting
you were alimenting
he/she/it was alimenting
we were alimenting
you were alimenting
they were alimenting

Past Perfect
I had alimented
you had alimented
he/she/it had alimented
we had alimented
you had alimented
they had alimented

Future
I will aliment
you will aliment
he/she/it will aliment
we will aliment
you will aliment
they will aliment

Future Perfect
I will have alimented
you will have alimented
he/she/it will have alimented
we will have alimented
you will have alimented
they will have alimented

Future Continuous
I will be alimenting
you will be alimenting
he/she/it will be alimenting
we will be alimenting
you will be alimenting
they will be alimenting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been alimenting
you have been alimenting
he/she/it has been alimenting
we have been alimenting
you have been alimenting
they have been alimenting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been alimenting
you will have been alimenting
he/she/it will have been alimenting
we will have been alimenting
you will have been alimenting
they will have been alimenting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been alimenting
you had been alimenting
he/she/it had been alimenting
we had been alimenting
you had been alimenting
they had been alimenting

Conditional
I would aliment
you would aliment
he/she/it would aliment
we would aliment
you would aliment
they would aliment

Past Conditional
I would have alimented
you would have alimented
he/she/it would have alimented
we would have alimented
you would have alimented
they would have alimented

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	aliment - a source of materials to nourish the bodyalimentation, nourishment, nutriment, sustenance, victuals, nutritionfood, nutrient - any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissuemilk - produced by mammary glands of female mammals for feeding their youngcourse - part of a meal served at one time; "she prepared a three course meal"dainty, goody, kickshaw, treat, delicacy - something considered choice to eatdish - 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 quicklyfinger food - food to be eaten with the fingersingesta - solid and liquid nourishment taken into the body through the mouthkosher - food that fulfills the requirements of Jewish dietary lawmeal, repast - the food served and eaten at one timemess - 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 blenderstodge - heavy and filling (and usually starchy) foodwheat germ - embryo of the wheat kernel; removed before milling and eaten as a source of vitaminsvitamin - any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism
Verb	1.	aliment - give nourishment to nutrify, nourishfeed, give - give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"

aliment

noun1. 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.

Translations

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