Definition of nourish

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Nourish (v. t.) To supply the means of support and increase to; to encourage; to foster; as, to nourish rebellion; to nourish the virtues..

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Embryotroph :: Embryotroph (n.) The material from which an embryo is formed and nourished.
Droop :: Droop (v. i.) To hang bending downward; to sink or hang down, as an animal, plant, etc., from physical inability or exhaustion, want of nourishment, or the like..
Nurse :: Nurse (v. t.) To nourish at the breast; to suckle; to feed and tend, as an infant..
Dodder :: Dodder (n.) A plant of the genus Cuscuta. It is a leafless parasitical vine with yellowish threadlike stems. It attaches itself to some other plant, as to flax, goldenrod, etc., and decaying at the root, is nourished by the plant that supports it..
Enema :: Enema (n.) An injection, or clyster, thrown into the rectum as a medicine, or to impart nourishment..
Root :: Root (n.) That which resembles a root in position or function, esp. as a source of nourishment or support; that from which anything proceeds as if by growth or development; as, the root of a tooth, a nail, a cancer, and the like..
Blood :: Blood (n.) The fluid which circulates in the principal vascular system of animals, carrying nourishment to all parts of the body, and bringing away waste products to be excreted. See under Arterial..
Nourishing :: Nourishing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Nouris.
Nourishment :: Nourishment (n.) That which serves to nourish; nutriment; food.
Nourish :: Nourish (v. t.) To supply the means of support and increase to; to encourage; to foster; as, to nourish rebellion; to nourish the virtues..
Pap :: Pap (n.) Nourishment or support from official patronage; as, treasury pap..
Hearty :: Hearty (superl.) Promoting strength; nourishing; rich; abundant; as, hearty food; a hearty meal..
Nurture :: Nurture (n.) That which nourishes; food; diet.
Sucker :: Sucker (n.) A shoot from the roots or lower part of the stem of a plant; -- so called, perhaps, from diverting nourishment from the body of the plant..
Fosterment :: Fosterment (n.) Food; nourishment.
Cow Tree :: Cow tree () A tree (Galactodendron utile or Brosimum Galactodendron) of South America, which yields, on incision, a nourishing fluid, resembling milk..
Nursing :: Nursing (a.) Supplying or taking nourishment from, or as from, the breast; as, a nursing mother; a nursing infant..
Nourish :: Nourish (v. i.) To promote growth; to furnish nutriment.
Innutrition :: Innutrition (n.) Want of nutrition; failure of nourishment.
Epiphyte :: Epiphyte (n.) An air plant which grows on other plants, but does not derive its nourishment from them. See Air plant..
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