NOURISH: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for NOURISH?

Need another word that means the same as “nourish”? Find 15 synonyms and 30 related words for “nourish” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Nourish” are: aliment, nutrify, nurture, sustain, feed, provide for, maintain, cherish, foster, harbour, nurse, keep in one's mind, entertain, hold, have

Nourish as a Verb

Definitions of "Nourish" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “nourish” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Provide with nourishment.
• Keep (a feeling or belief) in one's mind, typically for a long time.
• Enhance the fertility of (soil.
• Give nourishment to.
• Provide with the food or other substances necessary for growth, health, and good condition.

Synonyms of "Nourish" as a verb (15 Words)

aliment	Give nourishment to.
cherish	Protect and care for (someone) lovingly. I cherish the letters she wrote.
entertain	Provide entertainment for. Washington entertained little hope of an early improvement in relations.
feed	Feed into supply. I could feed my melancholy by reading Romantic poetry.
foster	Bring up under fosterage of children. Appropriate praise helps a child foster a sense of self worth.
harbour	Of a ship or its crew moor in a harbour. Patients who may have been harbouring tuberculosis.
have	Have gained a qualification. I don t have that much money on me.
hold	Have or hold in one s hands or grip. The auditorium can t hold more than 500 people.
keep in one's mind	Conform one’s action or practice to.
maintain	Maintain by writing regular records. Agricultural prices will have to be maintained.
nurse	Work as a nurse. He nursed the flowers in his garden and fertilized them regularly.
nurture	Provide with nourishment. My father nurtured my love of art.
nutrify	Give nourishment to. Burrowing crabs oxygenate and nutrify the peaty substrate.
provide for	Mount or put up.
sustain	(of a performer) represent (a part or character) convincingly. He sustained the role of Creon with burly resilience.

Usage Examples of "Nourish" as a verb

• This kind of food is not nourishing for young children.
• He has long nourished an ambition to bring the show to Broadway.
• A clay base nourished with plant detritus.
• Spiritual resources which nourished her in her darkest hours.
• I was doing everything I could to nourish and protect the baby.

Associations of "Nourish" (30 Words)

calorie	The energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water through 1 C equal to one thousand small calories and often used to measure the energy value of foods.
commissariat	A stock or supply of foods.
consumption	A wasting disease, especially pulmonary tuberculosis. Industrialized countries should reduce their energy consumption.
diet	Follow a regimen or a diet as for health reasons. A vegetarian diet.
dietary	A regulated or restricted diet. Dietary advice for healthy skin and hair.
dietitian	A specialist in the study of nutrition.
digest	A substance or mixture obtained by digestion. I cannot digest milk products.
edible	Any substance that can be used as food. The dinner was barely edible.
eutrophication	Excessive nutrients in a lake or other body of water, usually caused by runoff of nutrients (animal waste, fertilizers, sewage) from the land, which causes a dense growth of plant life; the decomposition of the plants depletes the supply of oxygen, leading to the death of animal life. He argued that the controlling factor in eutrophication is not nitrate but phosphate.
feed	An actor who gives a feed to a fellow performer. This dish feeds six.
healthy	In a good physical or mental condition; in good health. Healthy competition.
ingestion	The process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating. The quiet ingestion of information.
intake	An amount of food, air, or another substance taken into the body. The first intake of women was in 1915.
nourishing	(of food) containing substances necessary for growth, health, and good condition. A simple but nourishing meal.
nourishment	The food necessary for growth, health, and good condition. Her nourishment of the orphans saved many lives.
nutrient	A substance that provides nourishment essential for the maintenance of life and for growth. Fish is a source of many important nutrients including protein vitamins and minerals.
nutriment	A source of materials to nourish the body. The bees reprocess the food and extract the last particle of nutriment from it.
nutrition	The branch of science that deals with nutrients and nutrition particularly in humans. A feeding tube gives her nutrition and water.
nutritional	Of or relating to or providing nutrition. Genetic engineering can alter the nutritional value of food.
nutritionist	A specialist in the study of nutrition.
nutritious	Efficient as food; nourishing. Home cooked burgers make a nutritious meal.
nutritive	Relating to nutrition. Nutritive food.
provender	Animal fodder. There s no one to carry your provender in brown paper bags to the boot of your car.
regimen	(medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet. A regimen of one or two injections per day.
supplement	A supplementary component that improves capability. Multivitamin supplements.
sustenance	The act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence. The sustenance of parliamentary democracy.
victuals	Any substance that can be used as food.
vitamin	A pill containing a specified amount of a particular vitamin or vitamins taken as a dietary supplement. Most people can get all the vitamins they need from a healthy diet.
wholesome	Conducive to or characterized by moral well-being. A grin on his ugly wholesome face.
wholesomeness	The quality of being beneficial and generally good for you.