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nourish

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
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