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

Recent Examples on the Web The radish variety is among those recommended by natural resources officials to plant during such periods – not to harvest but to decompose in a bid to nourish the soil, aerate it and prevent erosion. — USA TODAY, "Butter Gritty, radish stink, goatnapping: News from around our 50 states," 3 Jan. 2020 This is the year to nourish the bonds that matter and cut loose the ones that don’t. — Bethany Heitman, PEOPLE.com, "Cancer Horoscopes: What 2020 Has in Store for You," 1 Jan. 2020 L'Occitane shea butter infused hand cream utilizes the healing powers of honey, almond, and coconut oil to nourish, protect, and revitalize your skin. — Tanisha Pina, NBC News, "7 best hand creams to gift for the 2019 holidays," 6 Dec. 2019 Earth: The soul is nourished by favorite family dishes. — Savannah Eadens, The Courier-Journal, "Dia de los Muertos is more than sugar skulls. What it means to Louisville immigrants," 1 Nov. 2019 More than any other country, Cambodia is nourished by the Mekong. — New York Times, "‘Our River Was Like a God’: How Dams and China’s Might Imperil the Mekong," 12 Oct. 2019 Vast expanses of lush green fields are multiplying in the Arizona desert, forming agricultural empires nourished with billions of gallons of groundwater in the otherwise parched landscape. — AZCentral.com, "Megafarms and deeper wells are draining the water beneath rural Arizona – quietly, irreversibly," 5 Dec. 2019 The water runs through the underground passages and into open aqueducts, nourishing crops such as dates and lemons, as wells as grasses that villagers use to feed goats and cows. — Ian James, azcentral, "In the Middle East, countries spend heavily to transform seawater into drinking water," 29 Nov. 2019 Myriad factors such as a mother’s physical and mental condition, exposure to toxins and whether she is well nourished have long been recognized as determinants of newborn fitness. — Judith Finlayson, chicagotribune.com, "Men’s lifestyles can affect babies’ health," 27 Nov. 2019

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