nourish
[verb]
Synonyms:
- feed, nurse, nurture, supply, sustain, tend
- encourage, comfort, cultivate, foster, maintain, promote, support

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nour‧ish /ˈnʌrɪʃ $ ˈnɜːrɪʃ, ˈnʌ-/ verb [transitive]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: norrir, from Latin nutrire; ⇒ nutrient]

1. to give a person or other living thing the food and other substances they need in order to live, grow, and stay healthy:
The cream contains vitamin A to nourish the skin.
a well-nourished baby

2. formal to keep a feeling, idea, or belief strong or help it to grow stronger:
We need to nourish our hopes and dreams.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

nourish
verb
PHRASES properly/well nourished Patients recover quickly if they are well nourished.

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