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
Origin and Etymology of nourish
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
First Known Use: 14th century
NOURISH Defined for English Language Learners
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: to provide (someone or something) with food and other things that are needed to live, be healthy, etc.
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: to cause (something) to develop or grow stronger
NOURISH Defined for Kids
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nourished
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: to cause to grow or live in a healthy state especially by providing with enough good food or nutrients
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