nourish

One entry found for nourish.

Main Entry: nour·ish
Pronunciation: 'n&r-ish, 'n&-rish
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English nurishen, from Anglo-French nuriss-, stem of nurrir, norrir, from Latin nutrire to suckle, nourish; akin to Greek nan to flow, noteros damp, Sanskrit snauti it drips
1 : NURTURE, REAR
2 : to promote the growth of <no occasions to exercise the feelings nor nourish passion -- L. O. Coxe>
3 a : to furnish or sustain with nutriment : FEED b : MAINTAIN, SUPPORT <their profits...nourish other criminal activities -- Beverly Smith>
- nour·ish·er noun