(~es, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
To ~ a person, animal, or plant means to provide them with the food that is necessary for life, growth, and good health.
The food she eats ~es both her and the baby.
...microbes in the soil which ~ the plant.
VERB: V n, V n
~ing
Most of these ~ing substances are in the yolk of the egg.
...sensible, ~ing food.
ADJ
2.
To ~ something such as a feeling or belief means to allow or encourage it to grow.
Journalists on the whole don’t create public opinion. They can help to ~ it.
VERB: V n
3.
see also -~ed