nourish
pronunciation
How to pronounce nourish in British English:
UK [ˈnʌrɪʃ]
How to pronounce nourish in American English:
US [ˈnɜːrɪʃ]
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- Verb:
- provide with nourishment
- give nourishment to
Word Origin
- nourish
- nourish: see nurse
- nourish (v.)
- late 13c., "to bring up, nurture" (a child, a feeling, etc.), from Old French norriss-, stem of norrir "raise, bring up, nurture, foster; maintain, provide for" (12c., Modern French nourrir), from Latin nutrire "to feed, nurse, foster, support, preserve," from *nutri (older form of nutrix "nurse"), literally "she who gives suck," from PIE *nu- (from root *(s)nau- "to swim, flow, let flow," hence "to suckle;" see nutriment) + fem. agent suffix. Related: Nourished; nourishing.
Example
- 1. Action is the food and drink which will nourish my success .
- 2. Here are five little things we can do each day to nourish our sense of
- 3. Maybe today , if you nourish your mind and heart from the living waters of his word , the dreams god has given you will not only survive , but thrive .
- 4. How is that poor little two letter word nourish the conviction that we are hateful ?
- 5. I believe that the breathtaking ideas of science can nourish not only the mind but also the soul .