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nourish

Main Entry:: nour·ish
Pronunciation:: \ˈnər-ish, ˈnə-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
Date:: 14th century

1: nurture , rear2: 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

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