Nourish
Nourish (nur"ish) , transitive verb
[Old English norisen, norischen, Old French nurir, nurrir, norir, French nourrir, from Latin nutrire. Compare 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.
2.
To support; to maintain.
Whiles I in Ireland nourish a mighty band.
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.
4.
To cherish; to comfort.
Ye have nourished your hearts.
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.
Nourish , intransitive verb
1.
To promote growth; to furnish nutriment.
Grains and roots nourish more than their leaves.
2.
To gain nourishment. [Rare] — Bacon
Nourish , noun
A nurse. [Obsolete] — Hoolland