tr.v., -ished, -ish·ing, -ish·es.

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

[Middle English norishen, from Old French norrir, norriss-, from Vulgar Latin *nutrīre, from Latin nūtrīre.]

nourisher nour'ish·er n.

verb

1. To sustain (a living organism) with food: feed. See ingestion.
2. To promote and sustain the development of: cultivate, foster, nurse, nurture. See care for/neglect.
3. To hold and turn over in the mind: bear, harbor, nurse. See thoughts.

v

Definition: feed, care for
Antonyms: abandon, deprive, neglect, starve

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IN BRIEF: To promote growth.

We grow great by dreams... Some of us let these great dreams die, but others nourish and protect them. — Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924), 28th U.S. president.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - nære, give næring

Nederlands (Dutch)
voeden, verrijken (bodem), koesteren, onderhouden

Français (French)
v. tr. - nourrir, enrichir (avec), (fig) nourrir (une illusion) (sout)

Deutsch (German)
v. - hegen, nähren, ernähren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - τρέφω, διατρέφω, υποθάλπω, καλλιεργώ

Italiano (Italian)
nutrire, accarezzare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - nutrir

Русский (Russian)
питать, вскармливать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - fomentar, alimentar, nutrir, mimar, cuidar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - ge näring åt, uppföda, hysa, fostra, främja

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
滋养, 怀有, 使健壮

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 滋養, 懷有, 使健壯

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 기르다, 보호하다, (희망, 노여움) 품다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 養う, 育てる, 培う, 抱く

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يغذي, يطعم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הזין, כלכל, טיפח (תקווה), דישן, נטר, טייב‬

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