nourished; nourishing; nourishes
2
: to promote the growth of
no occasions to exercise the feelings nor nourish passion—
L. O. Coxe
L. O. Coxenourished soccer as a sport in this country
needed to nourish his spiritual life
nourisher
noun
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Examples of nourish in a Sentence
Vitamins are added to the shampoo to nourish the hair.
a friendship nourished by trust
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Angelina Freeman, a research scientist at CPRA, explained that by redirecting the river’s flow, nutrients that otherwise would have fueled the dead zone would instead nourish the state’s recovering wetlands.
—Delaney Dryfoos, Journal Sentinel, 4 July 2024
Meanwhile, seasonal monsoon rains usually start in June until September, bringing bands of heavy rains from the southwest that quench fields, nourish crops, and replenish reservoirs.
—Helen Regan, CNN, 1 July 2024
Female oil-collecting bees, for example, mix plant oils (instead of nectar) with pollen to nourish their young and ingeniously use these oils to waterproof their nests.
—Melissa Rae Sanger, The Mercury News, 27 June 2024
Just in the way that humans enjoy eating honey, bees create honey to nourish their entire colony, Sánchez-Blanco says.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 26 June 2024
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Delaney Dryfoos, Journal Sentinel, 4 July 2024
Meanwhile, seasonal monsoon rains usually start in June until September, bringing bands of heavy rains from the southwest that quench fields, nourish crops, and replenish reservoirs.
—Helen Regan, CNN, 1 July 2024
Female oil-collecting bees, for example, mix plant oils (instead of nectar) with pollen to nourish their young and ingeniously use these oils to waterproof their nests.
—Melissa Rae Sanger, The Mercury News, 27 June 2024
Just in the way that humans enjoy eating honey, bees create honey to nourish their entire colony, Sánchez-Blanco says.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 26 June 2024
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nourish
transitive verb
nour·ish
ˈnər-ish, ˈnə-rish 
: to furnish or sustain with nutriment : feed
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