[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

nourish \nour"ish\ nu^r"i^sh, v. t. imp.  p. p.
   nourished nu^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.
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   1. to feed and cause to grow; to supply with matter which
      increases bulk or supplies waste, and promotes health; to
      furnish with nutriment.
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            he planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it.
                                                  --is. xliv.
                                                  14.
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   2. to support; to maintain.
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            whiles i in ireland nourish a mighty band. --shak.
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   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.
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   4. to cherish; to comfort.
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            ye have nourished your hearts.        --james v. 5.
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   5. to educate; to instruct; to bring up; to nurture; to
      promote the growth of in attainments. --chaucer.
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            nourished up in the words of faith.   --1 tim. iv.
                                                  6.
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   syn: to cherish; feed; supply. see nurture.
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see also:
nourished nourishing nurse nutriment -ish nurture 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

nourish \nour"ish\, v. i.
   1. to promote growth; to furnish nutriment.
      1913 webster

            grains and roots nourish more than their leaves.
                                                  --bacon.
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   2. to gain nourishment. r. --bacon.
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[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

nourish \nour"ish\, n.
   a nurse. obs. --hoolland.
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[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

nourish
     v 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
see also:
nurture sustain nutrify aliment 

[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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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