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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Nourish \Nour"ish\ (n[u^]r"[i^]sh), verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Nourished} (n[u^]r"[i^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Nourishing}.] [OE. norisen, norischen, OF. nurir, nurrir, norir, F. nourrir, fr. L. nutrire. Cf. {Nurse}, {Nutriment}, and see {-ish}.]
1. To feed and cause to grow; to supply with matter which increases bulk or supplies waste, and promotes health; to furnish with nutriment.
He planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it. --Is. xliv. 14.
2. To support; to maintain.
Whiles I in Ireland nourish a mighty band. --Shak.
3. To supply the means of support and increase to; to encourage; to foster; as, to nourish rebellion; to nourish the virtues. ''Nourish their contentions.'' --Hooker.
4. To cherish; to comfort.
Ye have nourished your hearts. --James v. 5.
5. To educate; to instruct; to bring up; to nurture; to promote the growth of in attainments. --Chaucer.
Nourished up in the words of faith. --1 Tim. iv. 6.
Syn: To cherish; feed; supply. See {Nurture}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Nourish \Nour"ish\, verb (used without an object)
1. To promote growth; to furnish nutriment.
Grains and roots nourish more than their leaves. --Bacon.
2. To gain nourishment. [R.] --Bacon.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Nourish \Nour"ish\, noun A nurse. [Obs.] --Hoolland.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
nourish
verb
1: provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children" [syn: {nurture}, {sustain}]
2: give nourishment to [syn: {nutrify}, {aliment}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
49 Moby Thesaurus words for "nourish": abet, advance, aid, aid and abet, aliment, ask for, breast-feed, care for, cherish, coddle, cosset, countenance, cradle, cultivate, dry-nurse, encourage, fatten, fatten up, feed, fondle, force-feed, fortify, foster, give encouragement, harbor, help, invite, keep, keep in countenance, lactate, lavish care on, look after, maintain, mother, nurse, nurture, nutrify, pamper, promote, provide for, spoon-feed, stimulate, strengthen, stuff, suckle, support, sustain, take care of, wet-nurse
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