Meaning & use
nourish
To provide a person, animal, or plant with the food necessary for growth and health.
See it in a sentence
A balanced diet nourishes the body and supports steady growth in children.
Her encouraging words nourished his confidence during a difficult first year of school.
A note on using this word
Nourish extends naturally to abstract things, such as nourishing a friendship, not only physical bodies.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
starvedeprive
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