nourish

Meaning

Verb

1. To feed and cause to grow; to supply with food or other matter which increases weight and promotes health.
2. To support; to maintain; to be responsible for.
3. To encourage; to foster; to stimulate
4. To cherish; to comfort.
5. To educate or bring up; to nurture; to promote emotional, spiritual or other non-physical growth.
6. To promote growth; to furnish nutriment.
7. (obsolete) To gain nourishment.

Noun

A nurse.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈnʌɹ.ɪʃ/

Etymology

From Middle English norischen, from Old French nouriss-, stem of one of the conjugated forms of norrir, from Latin nutriō (“to suckle, feed, foster, nourish, cherish, preserve, support”).

Sentences

And , eventually , man will nourish your sands , where the game will once again flourish .