|
|
| nour·ish [ núr ish ] (past and past participle nour·ished, present participle nour·ish·ing, 3rd person present singular nour·ish·es) |
transitive verb |
|
| Definition: |
| |
1. give food to somebody or something: to give people, animals, or plants the substances they require to live, grow, or remain fit and healthy
|
2. support or foster something: to encourage or strengthen a feeling or idea
|
3. help something develop: to help something to grow or develop
|
| [13th century. < Old French norriss-, a stem of norir< Latin nutrire "suckle"] |
|
  nour·ish·er noun |
|
|
