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.
To support; to maintain. Whiles I in Ireland nourish a mighty band. Shak.
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.
To cherish; to comfort. Ye have nourished your hearts. James v. 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.
To promote growth; to furnish nutriment. Grains and roots nourish more than their leaves. Bacon.
To gain nourishment. [R.] Bacon.
A nurse. [Obs.] Hoolland.
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