nourish
verb
[ ˈnʌrɪʃ ]
• provide with the food or other substances necessary for growth, health, and good condition.
• "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.
• "he has long nourished an ambition to bring the show to Broadway"
Similar:
cherish,
nurture,
foster,
harbour,
nurse,
keep in one's mind,
entertain,
maintain,
sustain,
hold,
have,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French noriss-, lengthened stem of norir, from Latin nutrire ‘feed, cherish’.
