nourished; nourishing; nourishes
2
: to promote the growth of
… no occasions to exercise the feelings nor nourish passion.—
L. O. Coxe
L. O. Coxenourished soccer as a sport in this country
needed to nourish his spiritual life
nourisher
noun
Examples of nourish in a Sentence
Vitamins are added to the shampoo to nourish the hair.
a friendship nourished by trust
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Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
Prime lips for a perfectly smooth, even application using the 3-in-1 Lip Scrub pen, which gently scrubs away dead skin with super-fine sugar granules and keeps lips hydrated with nourishing shea butter and algae.
—ABC News, 19 May 2026
But other components of an egg — like temporary organs that form to nourish and stabilize the growing chick and remove waste — weren't included.
—CBS News, 19 May 2026
The working dynamic that 16mm created nourished us with life and mystery throughout the shoot.
—Roberto Prieto, Variety, 19 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for nourish
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“Nourish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nourish. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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nourish
transitive verb
nour·ish
ˈnər-ish, ˈnə-rish 
: to furnish or sustain with nutriment : feed
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