nourish
English
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “nourish”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)
Etymology
From Middle English norischen, from Old French nouriss-, stem of one of the conjugated forms of norrir, from Latin nutrire (“to suckle, feed, foster, nourish, cherish, preserve, support”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
nourish (plural nourishes)
Verb
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- 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), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Isaiah 44:14:
- He planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it.
- To support; to maintain.
- 1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [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.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)
- 1611, King James Version, 1 Timothy iv. 6
- To promote growth; to furnish nutriment.
- (intransitive, obsolete) To gain nourishment.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Francis Bacon to this entry?)
Derived terms
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Translations
to feed and cause to grow
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To support; to maintain.
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To supply the means of support; to encourage; to foster
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To cherish; to comfort.
To educate; to instruct; to bring up; to nurture
To promote growth; to furnish nutriment.
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To gain nourishment.
Further reading
- “nourish”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “nourish”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “nourish”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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