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nourish

[nur-ish, nuhr-]

verb (used with object)

  1. to sustain with food or nutriment; supply with what is necessary for life, health, and growth.

  2. to cherish, foster, keep alive, etc..

    He had long nourished the dream of living abroad.

  3. to strengthen, build up, or promote.

    to nourish discontent among the workers; to nourish the arts in one's community.

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nourish

/ ˈʌɪʃ /

verb

  1. to provide with the materials necessary for life and growth

  2. to support or encourage (an idea, feeling, etc); foster

    to nourish resentment

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • nourishable adjective
  • nourisher noun
  • overnourish verb (used with object)
  • renourish verb (used with object)
  • self-nourished adjective
  • unnourishable adjective
  • unnourished adjective
  • well-nourished adjective
  • ˈԴdzܰ󾱲Բ adjective
  • ˈԴdzܰ noun
  • ˈԴdzܰ󾱲Բly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nourish1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English norisshe, from Old French noriss-, long stem of norir, from Latin ūٰī “to feed”; nurse, -ish 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nourish1

C14: from Old French norir, from Latin ūٰī to feed, care for
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Synonym Study

See nurse.
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Example Sentences

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His passion is fishing — Bagby dreams of reeling in a deep-sea marlin — but no hobby can nourish his soul as much as helping others.

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Like multiple street vendors, this trio helped nourish the city during a fraught weekend that saw more than 70 arrests, widespread vandalism and cars set ablaze.

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So there you have it — radish greens are delicious, nourishing and versatile.

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I think it’s important that we nourish that.

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Here’s how to nourish the two-way communication along the so-called gut-brain axis:

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doesnourish mean?

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. Sometimes, food is said to nourish more than the body, as in A warm, home-cooked meal nourishes the body and the spirit. However, nourish can be used in many other contexts, including those that don’t involve food, as in Education nourishes our minds. In the context of the growth and development of things, such as communities and relationships, nourish means to build up or promote, as in This grant is intended to nourish the local arts and culture scene. A more common synonym for this sense of the word is nurture.In all of these senses, nourish is a somewhat formal and perhaps poetic word—it usually means something loftier than feed.Less commonly, nourish can mean to cherish, foster, or keep alive, especially something abstract, like hopes or dreams. This isn’t always something positive—you can nourish a grudge, for example.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.Example: As a mother, it’s my job to nourish my kids physically, mentally, and emotionally.

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