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nour·ish Audio Help (nûr'ĭsh, nŭr'-) Pronunciation Key
tr.v. nour·ished, nour·ish·ing, nour·ish·es

To provide with food or other substances necessary for life and growth; feed.
To foster the development of; promote: "Athens was an imperial city, nourished by the tribute of subjects" (V. Gordon Childe).
To keep alive; maintain: nourish a hope.

[Middle English norishen, from Old French norrir, norriss-, from Vulgar Latin *nutrīre, from Latin nūtrīre; see (s)nāu- in Indo-European roots.]

nour'ish·er n.

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nourished
adjective
being provided with adequate nourishment [ant: malnourished]

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