[al.i.ment] n [ME, fr. L alimentum, fr. alere to nourish--more at old] (15c): food, nutriment; also: sustenance "there was nothing there of conversational ~ --Kingsley Amis"
[2]al.i.ment vt (15c): to give aliment to: nourish, sustain
[al.i.ment] n [ME, fr. L alimentum, fr. alere to nourish--more at old] (15c): food, nutriment; also: sustenance "there was nothing there of conversational ~ --Kingsley Amis"
[2]al.i.ment vt (15c): to give aliment to: nourish, sustain
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012