nourished; nourishing; nourishes
Definition of nourish
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
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The first known use of nourish was in the 14th century
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