[ˈnʌrɪʃ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- provide with the food or other substances necessary for growth, health, and good condition
(e.g: I was doing everything I could to nourish and protect the baby)

- keep (a feeling or belief) in one's mind, typically for a long time
(e.g: he has long nourished an ambition to bring the show to Broadway)


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Origin:
Middle English: from Old French noriss-, lengthened stem of norir, from Latin nutrire ‘feed, cherish’