nourish
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (RP, NYC, other accents without the "Hurry-furry" merger) IPA: /ˈnʌɹ.ɪʃ/
- (GA) IPA: /ˈnʌɹ.ɪʃ/, /ˈnɝ.ɪʃ/
- (hypercorrection) IPA: /ˈnʊɹ.ɪʃ/
nourish (plural nourishes)
- (obsolete) A nurse.
nourish (nourishes, present participle nourishing; past and past participle nourished)
- To feed and cause to grow; to supply with matter which increases bulk or supplies waste, and promotes health; to furnish with nutriment.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981 ↗, Isaiah 44:14 ↗:
- He planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it.
- To support; to maintain.
- 1591, William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358 ↗, [Act III, scene i]:
- I in Ireland nourish a mighty band.
- To supply the means of support and increase to; to encourage; to foster
- to nourish rebellion
- to nourish virtues
- To cherish; to comfort.
- 1611, King James Version, James v. 5
- Ye have nourished your hearts.
- 1611, King James Version, James v. 5
- To educate; to instruct; to bring up; to nurture; to promote the growth of in attainments.
- 1611, King James Version, 1 Timothy iv. 6
- Nourished up in the words of faith.
- 1611, King James Version, 1 Timothy iv. 6
- To promote growth; to furnish nutriment.
- (intransitive, obsolete) To gain nourishment.
- French: nourrir
- German: ernähren, nähren, aufziehen
- Italian: nutrire
- Portuguese: nutrir
- Russian: корми́ть
- Spanish: nutrir
- German: erziehen, großziehen, aufziehen
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