nourish

• In deriving nourishment from the complex organic compounds in which they nourish, the organisms evolve, probably by means of a ferment, certain chemical products of unknown composition, but probably colloidal in nature, and known as toxins_. —  Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition.
• The broad ligaments are little more than reflection of the peritoneum serving to support the vessels that nourish, as they go to and from the womb The womb has three coats, enclosing a central cavity. —  Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada
• Only those who love, nourish, and profit by their orchards may come into the apple court and speak with authority CHAPTER XL THE TIMOTHY HARVEST On Friday, the 25th, the children came home from their schools, and with them came Jim Jarvis to spend the summer holidays. —  The Fat of the Land The Story of an American Farm
• "[42] These powers--that ability--are factually present in the race, and are totally independent of the specific religious system which may best awaken, nourish, and cause them to grow In order, then, that we may be from the first clear of all suspicion of vague romancing about indefinite types of perfection and keep tight hold on concrete life, let us try to re-enter history, and look at the quality of life exhibited by some of these great examples of dynamic spirituality, and the movements which they initiated. —  The Life of the Spirit and the Life of To-day
• Yes! I will nourish, and rule, and watch over thy world. —  Sacred Books of the East

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