aliment
[noun]
Synonyms: food, nourishment, nutriment, pabulum, pap, sustenance

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aliment noun. ['alɪm(ǝ)nt] L15.
[French, or Latin alimentum, from alere nourish: see -MENT.]
1. Nutriment, food. L15.

2. fig. Support, mental sustenance. M17

3. Scots Law & gen. Provision for maintenance; alimony. M17.

■ ali'mental adjective of or pertaining to aliment; nutritive: L16.

■ ali'mentally adverb (rare) M17.

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aliment verb trans. ['alɪmɛnt] L15.
[French alimenter from late Latin alimentare, from alimentum: see ALIMENT noun.]
1. Supply with food. rare. L15.

2. Scots Law & gen. Make provision for the maintenance of, provide alimony for. E17.

3. fig. Sustain, support, nourish. M17.

■ ali'mentative adjective (rare) connected with the supply of aliment L19.

■ ali'mentativeness noun (rare) feeding instinct, desire for food M19.

■ alimenter noun (rare) a person who receives or provides aliment E19.

■ ali'mentive adjective (rare) = alimentative M19.

■ ali'mentiveness noun = alimentativeness E19.

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