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"ref": "1623, Francis Bacon, Historia Vitae et Mortis",
"text": "other carnivorous Animals are difficultly nourished by Plants alone",
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"ref": "1872, Thomas Bull, The Maternal Management of Children, in Health and Diseases",
"text": "Children nourished exclusively upon this simple food will be found to enjoy more perfect health",
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"ref": "1996, Alexander Frank Skutch, Orioles, Blackbirds, and Their Kin: A Natural History",
"text": "we have ample evidence that male Bobolinks do not shirk the labor of nourishing their families. In a four-year study, Wittenberger (1980, 1982) found that males delivered about 60 Bobolink percent of the food.",
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"sense": "to feed and cause to grow",
"word": "կերակրել"
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"sense": "to feed and cause to grow",
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"sense": "to feed and cause to grow",
"word": "храня"
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"sense": "to feed and cause to grow",
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"sense": "to feed and cause to grow",
"word": "vyživovat"
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"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to feed and cause to grow",
"word": "kreskigi"
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{
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"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to feed and cause to grow",
"word": "eduki"
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{
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"sense": "to feed and cause to grow",
"word": "ravita"
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"sense": "to feed and cause to grow",
"word": "nourrir"
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"code": "fur",
"lang": "Friulian",
"sense": "to feed and cause to grow",
"word": "nudrî"
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{
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "to feed and cause to grow",
"word": "ernähren"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to feed and cause to grow",
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"sense": "to feed and cause to grow",
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"sense": "to feed and cause to grow",
"word": "táplál"
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"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to feed and cause to grow",
"word": "beathaigh"
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"sense": "to feed and cause to grow",
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"sense": "to feed and cause to grow",
"word": "ailid"
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"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to feed and cause to grow",
"word": "nutrire"
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"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to feed and cause to grow",
"word": "alere"
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"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to feed and cause to grow",
"word": "whakawairākau"
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"sense": "to feed and cause to grow",
"word": "whakamōmona"
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"sense": "to feed and cause to grow",
"word": "alan"
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"sense": "to feed and cause to grow",
"word": "nutrir"
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"sense": "to feed and cause to grow",
"word": "nutri"
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"roman": "kormítʹ",
"sense": "to feed and cause to grow",
"tags": [
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"word": "корми́ть"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pitátʹ",
"sense": "to feed and cause to grow",
"tags": [
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"word": "пита́ть"
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "vskármlivatʹ",
"sense": "to feed and cause to grow",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "вска́рмливать"
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"english": "to rear, to raise",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "rastítʹ",
"sense": "to feed and cause to grow",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "расти́ть"
},
{
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"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "bibharti",
"sense": "to feed and cause to grow",
"word": "बिभर्ति"
},
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"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to feed and cause to grow",
"word": "nutrir"
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"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "lɔ̀ɔ-líiang",
"sense": "to feed and cause to grow",
"word": "หล่อเลี้ยง"
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"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to feed and cause to grow",
"word": "beslemek"
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"code": "vec",
"lang": "Venetian",
"sense": "to feed and cause to grow",
"word": "norir"
},
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"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to feed and cause to grow",
"word": "porthi"
},
{
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"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to feed and cause to grow",
"word": "maethu"
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"To support; to maintain; to be responsible for."
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"(transitive) To support; to maintain; to be responsible for."
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"roman": "izhranvam",
"sense": "To support; to maintain.",
"word": "изхранвам"
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"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "To support; to maintain.",
"word": "subteni"
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "To support; to maintain.",
"word": "mantenere"
}
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"text": "to nourish civility",
"type": "example"
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{
"text": "to nourish a sense of self-worth",
"type": "example"
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{
"ref": "2003, Marilyn Byfield Paul, It's Hard to Make a Difference When You Can't Find Your Keys",
"text": "When we slow down to pay attention to our own experience, we open ourselves to the love and richness that is here all the time. These are moments that can nourish your connection to your heart.",
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"ref": "2010, Colin L. Powell, My American Journey",
"text": "I thanked the Fort Leavenworth military historian, Colonel von Schlemmer, for nourishing my first hope to memorialize the Buffalo Soldiers",
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"To encourage; to foster; to stimulate"
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"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "otgleždam",
"sense": "To supply the means of support; to encourage; to foster",
"word": "отглеждам"
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"sense": "To supply the means of support; to encourage; to foster",
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "To supply the means of support; to encourage; to foster",
"word": "accrescere"
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{
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "To supply the means of support; to encourage; to foster",
"word": "incoraggiare"
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"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "To supply the means of support; to encourage; to foster",
"word": "alō"
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{
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"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "To supply the means of support; to encourage; to foster",
"word": "whāngai"
}
]
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"To cherish; to comfort."
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"(transitive)To cherish; to comfort."
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"To educate or bring up; to nurture; to promote emotional, spiritual or other non-physical growth."
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"(transitive, of a person) To educate or bring up; to nurture; to promote emotional, spiritual or other non-physical growth."
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"lang": "Esperanto",
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"word": "kreskigi"
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"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "To educate; to instruct; to bring up; to nurture",
"word": "eduki"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "To educate; to instruct; to bring up; to nurture",
"word": "erziehen"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "To educate; to instruct; to bring up; to nurture",
"word": "großziehen"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "To educate; to instruct; to bring up; to nurture",
"word": "aufziehen"
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "To educate; to instruct; to bring up; to nurture",
"word": "educare"
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "To educate; to instruct; to bring up; to nurture",
"word": "istruire"
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"lang": "Venetian",
"sense": "To educate; to instruct; to bring up; to nurture",
"word": "norir"
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"text": "This type of nourishes very well.",
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"To promote growth; to furnish nutriment."
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"(intransitive) To promote growth; to furnish nutriment."
],
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"code": "bg",
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"roman": "torja",
"sense": "To promote growth; to furnish nutriment.",
"word": "торя"
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "To promote growth; to furnish nutriment.",
"word": "alimentare"
},
{
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"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "To promote growth; to furnish nutriment.",
"word": "whakawairākau"
},
{
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"code": "vec",
"lang": "Venetian",
"sense": "To promote growth; to furnish nutriment.",
"word": "norir"
}
]
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"glosses": [
"To gain nourishment."
],
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"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive, obsolete) To gain nourishment."
],
"tags": [
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"code": "pt",
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"lang": "Venetian",
"sense": "To educate; to instruct; to bring up; to nurture",
"word": "norir"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "torja",
"sense": "To promote growth; to furnish nutriment.",
"word": "торя"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "To promote growth; to furnish nutriment.",
"word": "alimentare"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "To promote growth; to furnish nutriment.",
"word": "whakawairākau"
},
{
"code": "vec",
"lang": "Venetian",
"sense": "To promote growth; to furnish nutriment.",
"word": "norir"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "To gain nourishment.",
"word": "nutrir-se"
}
],
"word": "nourish"
}
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