■ verb
1》 provide with the food or other substances necessary for growth and health.
↘enhance the fertility of (soil).
2》 keep (a feeling or belief) in one's mind for a long time.
Derivatives
~er noun
~ing adjective
~ingly adverb
Origin
ME: from OFr. noriss- , lengthened stem of norir , from L. nutrire 'feed, cherish'.