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alimentare — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • alimentary adj Of, or relating to food, nutrition or digestion.
  • dietary adjective Relating to diet or to what someone eats.
  • feed verb To give food to a person or animal.
  • fuel noun A substance burned or used to produce energy, such as gasoline, coal, or wood.
  • nourish verb To feed something so it grows and stays healthy.
  • nurture noun Care and encouragement given to help someone or something grow and develop.
  • power noun The ability to do something, or to control and influence people or events.

Senses

alimentare is used for these senses in English:

  • alimentary Of, or relating to food, nutrition or digestion.
  • dietary Of, or relating to diet.
  • feed (transitive) To give (someone or something) food to eat.
  • feed (transitive) To give to a machine to be processed.
  • fuel (transitive) To exacerbate, to cause to grow or become greater.
  • nourish (intransitive) To promote growth; to furnish nutriment.
  • nurture (figuratively, by extension) To encourage, especially the growth or development of something.
  • power (transitive) To provide power for (a mechanical or electronic device).

alimentary — full definition

  1. adj Of, or relating to food, nutrition or digestion.
  2. adj Nourishing; nutritious.

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