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nourished

verb

Meaning

  1. To feed and cause to grow; to supply with matter which increases bulk or supplies waste, and promotes health; to furnish with nutriment.
  2. To support; to maintain.
  3. To supply the means of support and increase to; to encourage; to foster
  4. To cherish; to comfort.
  5. To educate; to instruct; to bring up; to nurture; to promote the growth of in attainments.
  6. To promote growth; to furnish nutriment.
  7. Fed

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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