Nourish Definition

nûrĭsh

nourished, nourishes, nourishing

verb

nourished, nourishes, nourishing

To feed or sustain (any plant or animal) with substances necessary to life and growth.

Webster's New World

To foster; develop; promote (a feeling, attitude, habit, etc.)

Webster's New World

To keep alive; maintain.

Nourish a hope.

American Heritage

To supply the means of support and increase to; to encourage; to foster; as, to nourish rebellion; to nourish the virtues.

Wiktionary

To feed and cause to grow; to supply with matter which increases bulk or supplies waste, and promotes health; to furnish with nutriment.

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noun

(obsolete) A nurse.

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Other Word Forms of Nourish

Singular:

nourish

Plural:

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

From Wiktionary
Middle English norishen from Old French norrir norriss- from Vulgar Latin nutrīre from Latin nūtrīre (s)nāu- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition