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- pronunciation:
- nuh
rihsh
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
nourishes, nourishing, nourished |
definition 1: |
to supply with food or other essential nutriments.
Mammals nourish their young with milk.Rain nourishes the plants.- synonyms:
- feed, sustain
- similar words:
- breast-feed, nurse, suckle
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definition 2: |
to maintain, support, or provide for; nurture.
Poor families struggled to nourish their children.- synonyms:
- foster, nurture, provide for, support
- similar words:
- care for, cherish, cultivate, feed, maintain, suckle
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definition 3: |
to encourage the growth or development of; strengthen; promote.
Their business relationship was nourished by this joint project.- synonyms:
- cultivate, foster, further, promote, strengthen
- similar words:
- encourage, feed, forward, support, sustain
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related words: |
comfort, mother |
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derivations: |
nourishingly (adv.), nourisher (n.) |
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