nourish

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nour·ish | \ ˈnər-ish

, ˈnə-rish \

nourished; nourishing; nourishes

Definition of nourish

transitive verb

1 : nurture, rear … to save my boy, to nourish and bring him up …— Shakespeare

2 : to promote the growth of no occasions to exercise the feelings nor nourish passion— L. O. Coxe nourished soccer as a sport in this country needed to nourish his spiritual life

3a : to furnish or sustain with nutriment : feed Plants are nourished by rain and soil.

b : maintain, support their profits … nourish other criminal activities— Beverly Smith

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Examples of nourish in a Sentence

Vitamins are added to the shampoo to nourish the hair. a friendship nourished by trust

Recent Examples on the Web Free of acetone, this works to nourish the nails while removing any polish—without drying out your nails. — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 1 Mar. 2022 Over daily use, the cream promises to restore hydration, smooth wrinkles, and nourish depleted skin. — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 Apr. 2022 The young ones need a lot of feed to nourish growing bodies. — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Apr. 2022 To look and feel your best, a shampoo must cleanse, nourish, and rejuvenate the scalp and hair, preferably with an all-natural formula. — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Apr. 2022 That's because hair serums are packed with potent ingredients and designed to deeply penetrate the scalp to nourish, protect, and reinvigorate the follicles. — Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure, 4 Apr. 2022 The numbers ebulliently nourish the spirit in this musical about a family gathering to mourn the death of its matriarch, a master chef of black-eyed peas with bacon and stewed okra and tomato. — Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2022 Laced with scents of citrus and blueberry, this BB is packed with active ingredients like Volcanic Rock Particles, hydroxy acids, and volcanic water to nourish, brighten, and most importantly remove blackheads. — Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 24 Mar. 2022 Resist mind-numbing activities like scrolling through your Insta feed and, instead, nourish your body through movement by walking around the block or getting in a quick yoga session. — Amy Blaschka, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2022 See More

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