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alimentar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • alimentary adj Of, or relating to food, nutrition or digestion.
  • cultivate verb To prepare and use land for growing crops.
  • feed verb To give food to a person or animal.
  • power noun The ability to do something, or to control and influence people or events.

Senses

alimentar is used for these senses in English:

  • alimentary Of, or relating to food, nutrition or digestion.
  • cultivate (figurative) To nurture; to foster; to tend.
  • feed (transitive) To give (someone or something) food to eat.
  • feed (transitive) To give to a machine to be processed.
  • 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.

cultivate — full definition

  1. verb To prepare and use land for growing crops.
  2. verb To develop or improve a skill, relationship, or quality over time.

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