Nourish

  • 41Nourishing — Nourish Nour ish (n[u^]r [i^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nourished} (n[u^]r [i^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Nourishing}.] [OE. norisen, norischen, OF. nurir, nurrir, norir, F. nourrir, fr. L. nutrire. Cf. {Nurse}, {Nutriment}, and see { ish}.] [1913… …

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  • 42Perfection (Latter Day Saints) — Latter Day Saints teach that Perfection is a continual process requiring the application of Faith, Works, and Grace in compliance with the admonition of Jesus Christ to:: Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect …

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  • 43Nurture — Nur ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nurtured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Nurturing}.] 1. To feed; to nourish. [1913 Webster] 2. To educate; to bring or train up. [1913 Webster] He was nurtured where he had been born. Sir H. Wotton. [1913 Webster] Syn: To… …

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  • 44Nurtured — Nurture Nur ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nurtured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Nurturing}.] 1. To feed; to nourish. [1913 Webster] 2. To educate; to bring or train up. [1913 Webster] He was nurtured where he had been born. Sir H. Wotton. [1913 Webster] Syn:… …

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  • 45Nurturing — Nurture Nur ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nurtured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Nurturing}.] 1. To feed; to nourish. [1913 Webster] 2. To educate; to bring or train up. [1913 Webster] He was nurtured where he had been born. Sir H. Wotton. [1913 Webster] Syn:… …

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  • 46old — (adj.) O.E. ald (Anglian), eald (W.Saxon) aged, antique, primeval; elder, experienced, from W.Gmc. *althas grown up, adult (Cf. O.Fris. ald, Goth. alþeis, Du. oud, Ger. alt), originally a pp. stem of a verb meaning grow, nourish (Cf. Goth. alan… …

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  • 47Hold'em for Hunger — is a charity poker tournament held annually by the UNC chapter of Nourish International, a non profit organization based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Proceeds from the tournament help to fund Nourish International s sustainable development… …

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  • 48nurse — [13] The ultimate source of nurse was Latin nūtrīre (which also gave English nourish [13], nutriment [16], and nutrition [16]). This originally meant ‘suckle’ (it is related to Sanskrit snauti ‘drips, trickles’), but was later generalized to… …

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  • 49feed — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. eat, dine, consume, devour; graze; nourish, nurture, bait; supply, provide, furnish; satisfy, gratify. See food, sufficiency, fuel. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. fodder, food for animals, pasture, forage,… …

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  • 50nurture — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. sustain, support, feed, nourish; foster, cherish; educate, train, rear. See aid, preparation, food. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Nourishment] Syn. pabulum, nutriment, sustenance; see food , subsistence 1 …

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