nourish

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To feed and cause to grow; to supply with food or other matter which increases weight and promotes health.

   He planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it.

2. 2
   verb

   To support; to maintain; to be responsible for.

   I in Ireland nourish a mighty band.

3. 3
   verb

   To encourage; to foster; to stimulate

   to nourish civility

4. 4
   verb

   To cherish; to comfort.

   Ye have nourished your hearts.

5. 5
   verb

   To educate or bring up; to nurture; to promote emotional, spiritual or other non-physical growth.

   Nourished up in the words of faith.

6. 6
   verb

   To promote growth; to furnish nutriment.

   This type of nourishes very well.

7. 7
   verb

   To gain nourishment.

   a kingdom may have good limbs, but will have empty veins, and nourish little

8. 8
   verb

   provide with nourishment

Etymology

From Middle English norischen, from Old French nouriss-, stem of one of the conjugated forms of norrir, from Latin nutriō (“to suckle, feed, foster, nourish, cherish, preserve, support”).