NOURISH

[verb] [T] - to provide (people or animals) with food in order to make them grow and keep them healthyChildren need plenty of good fresh food to nourish them.After an illness, nourish yourself on/with healthy soups.The children look happy and well nourished.This cream is supposed to help nourish (= keep healthy) your skin.(formal) If you nourish a feeling, belief or plan, you think about it a lot and encourage it.Lisa has long nourished the hope of becoming a famous writer.