nourish
verb (used with object)
to sustain with food or nutriment; supply with what is necessary for life, health, and growth.
have nourished
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present perfectof nourish.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Its bright red fruits, sometimes known as "desert cherries," have nourished and healed local communities for centuries.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2025
They have penned songs and poems about their “bistrots,” so attached are they to their unpretentious watering holes that for generations have nourished their bodies and souls.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 24, 2024
But the rivers in southeastern Montana that have nourished their culture for millennia are now polluted, and their home wells are riddled with toxic metals.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 25, 2023
Spring runs of a large minnow numbering in the millions have nourished Pomo Indians since they first made their home alongside Northern California’s Clear Lake more than 400 generations ago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2022
“Fire is a cruel way to die. Dalla died to give this child life, but you have nourished him, cherished him. You saved your own boy from the ice. Now save hers from the fire.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
