I . v. a.
1.
Give food to, furnish with provisions, supply with nourishment.
2.
Supply, contribute to, provide for.
3.
Nourish, cherish, sustain.
4.
Supply with material.
II . v. n.
1.
Eat, take food, take nourishment.
2.
Subsist, sustain life.
III . n.
1.
Food ( for beasts ), provender, fodder.
2.
Allowance ( of fodder ).
3.
Feeding mechanism, ~er.