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nourish

Pronunciation: /ˈnʌɹ.ɪʃ/

The English word “nourish” has 8 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A nurse.

verb

  1. To feed and cause to grow; to supply with food or other matter which increases weight and promotes health.
  2. To support; to maintain; to be responsible for.
  3. To encourage; to foster; to stimulate
  4. To cherish; to comfort.
  5. To educate or bring up; to nurture; to promote emotional, spiritual or other non-physical growth.
  6. To promote growth; to furnish nutriment.
  7. To gain nourishment.

Etymology

From Middle English norischen, from Old French nouriss-, stem of one of the conjugated forms of norrir, from Latin nutriō (“to suckle, feed, foster, nourish, cherish, preserve, support”).

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